The term groupthink originated in 1952 in Fortune magazine by the author William Whyte. The theory‚ however‚ was not researched or clearly defined until around 1972 by Irving Janis. Whyte acknowledged that groupthink was a definition in progress; Janis picked up and further developed the study many years later. Groupthink is defined as a group’s inability to make correct decisions as a result of the implied need for group cohesion. “Janis provides a series of statements that collectively are
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agreed objectives and activities to meet them and standards that are required. These all build your own appraisal. Avii) Carers‚ members of staff that work with you. The individuals you care for and their family Supervisor‚ manager. Task B Case study Bi) Jenna must make sure that she respects other people’s beliefs even though they may be different to her own. She must go about this in a non-judgmental way. She should also read through people’s care plans to gain better knowledge of them
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Looking at the Graph‚ we are able to project a potential incremental growth of demand versus supply. Incremental is based on the following criteria. 1. Total local market population of the business location 2. Minimum initial projected average sales of 35-50 units per day for six days to cater a potential market population of 1‚000 people. 3. A six month projection with a 10% incremental boost in sales for the first quarter to the 4th month and a plateau projection at the 5th month onwards
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Groupthink is when you are placed in a situation where a group of people believe that the majority vote is the best idea‚ that everyone has the same idea so not everyone speaks up‚ and a limit to the individual thought process. The consequence of this process is that not all ideas or thoughts are express. This means that right or the best option to a problem is never expressed. In a group the majority vote makes one idea get voted over another which means that some people individual ideas get covered
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Avoiding the Groupthink Trap Remain impartial. The leader should not take a directive role but should remain impartial. Seek outside opinions. The leader should invite outside opinions from people who are not members of the group and who are less concerned with maintaining group cohesiveness. Create subgroups. The leader should divide the groups into subgroups that first meet separately and then meet together to discuss their different recommendations. Seek anonymous opinions. The
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Major points Groupthink is a form of a phenomenon characterized by members of a group choosing to evaluate consensus and conformity and preservation of the group above other values. In the example of Pennsylvania State University football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky abused children. While Sandusky colleague’s choses to protect him rather than doom Penn State image and program. The decision was based primarily on how group members will react rather than what was at the ethical or professional
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Shyrel Price Case Study: 4-B Team Fun Week 2 Assignment Human Resources Management 410 May 6‚ 2009 There is always an employee that will jeopardize co-worker jobs as well as their own‚ by making simple statement. These statements can reach top management and cause investigations‚ rule changes and even termination. Team Fun management (Kenny and Norton) is not certain that Roberto or the two other employees are stealing from the company. There are too many areas within the company that
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Appendix C 1. MEDICARE (Medicare #) MEDICAID (Medicaid #) TRICARE CHAMPUS (Sponsor’s SSN) CHAMPVA (Member ID #) GROUP HEALTH PLAN (SSN or ID) FECA BLK LUNG (SSN) OTHER (ID) SEX M 1a. INSURED’S I.D. # (For Program in Item 1) 999000666 4. INSURED’S NAME (Last Name‚ First Name‚ MI) F 2. PATIENT’S NAME (Last Name‚ First Name‚ MI) Doe‚ Katherine 5. PATIENT’S ADDRESS ( #‚ Street) 3. PATIENT’S BIRTH DATE MM DD YY 01 01 1950 Child Other Doe‚ James 7. INSURED’S ADDRESS ( #‚ Street)
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One setting in which groupthink occurs in the movie 12 Angry Men. The movie is about a jury who must reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty on a murder case. 11 out of the 12 jurors vote “guilty”‚ while one votes “not guilty.” The lonely juror proves his case‚ and slowly gains alliance. The more people that change the verdict to not guilty‚ an increase of stress is put on the other jurors. They all end up changing vote to not guilty in the end to gain conformity. Groupthink
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supposedly independent minds. A number of problems will be examined: group polarization‚ groupthink‚ brainstorming and escalation of commitment. In this essay‚ it will focus on groupthink and firstly will give the definition and then talk about symptoms‚ give some examples about how groupthink make decision false and give some ideas about how to prevent it and finally give a conclusion. According to Janis (1982)‚ groupthink is a condition that occurs when group member’s primary drive is to achieve group
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