Collective decisions’ features in face-to-face and networked decision making process

Purpose– to reveal face-to-face and networked collective decision process’ features; their advantages and disadvantages and to compare their relation with sex, age and economical status of respondents. Design/methodology/approach – qualitative inquiry data analysis. Findings – main spheres of collective decision features are set; face-to-face and networked collective decision making processes’ features are revealed, one hypothesis confirmed, two hypothesis negated, advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face and networked collective decision making processes are evaluated. Research limitations/implications – analysis was carried out on Lithuanian basis. Pilot review showed there is significance in carrying out analogue research in international scale. Practical implications – research helps understand problems that occur / might occur in the process of distant communication using social technologies. Understanding face-to-face and networked decision making processes allows choosing appropriate for the situation decision making mean. Understanding decision process features in relation with sex, gives possibility to manage it in wishful direction depending on the diversity of sexes in team. Originality/Value – research analyses and compares collective decisions’ features in face-to-face and networked cases. Feature dependence on sex is analyzed.