Perry w. James April 8‚ 2010 The Dangers of Groupthink Question 1 – One factor was that there appeared to be group unanimity in the new steps with the mail delivery system and appeared to be a consensus. The civilian worker was horrified with the process but lacked the confidence to speak up. Also‚ group members seemed to rationalize that the assumptions made were good because they had the majority. I think in the future after the teams have discussed the issues‚ they can take a discreet
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The Wallace Group; Laurence J. Stybel | | | Case 2 The Wallace Group‚ Inc. I. CASE ABSTRACT Harold Wallace‚ founder‚ serves as Chairman and President of the Wallace Group. He owns 45 percent of the outstanding stock. The company consists of three operating groups?Electronics‚ Plastics‚ and Chemicals‚ which generate sales of $70 million. Mr. Wallace continues direct operational control over the Electronics Group. Several years ago‚ Wallace and the Board embarked on a strategy
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Technologies (NTCIR-5)‚ pp.537-544. Tokyo‚ Japan: Korfhage‚ R. R. (1997) Information Storage and Retrieval‚ New York‚ John Wiley & Sons. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1969) MEDLARS: report on the evaluation of its operating efficiency. American Documentation‚ 20 (2)‚ 119-142. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1979) Information retrieval systems: characteristics‚ testing and evaluation‚ New York ; Chichester (etc.)‚ John Wiley & Sons. Lancaster‚ F. W. (1981) Evaluation within the environment of an operating information service
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Reebok international well-known athlete show contracts with independent company in Asia to manufacture all of its footwear production. However‚ the conditions are to follow human rights production standards namely: (1) Non-discrimination‚ (2) Working hour or over time‚ (3) Force or compulsory labor‚ (4) Fair wages‚ (5) Child labor‚ (6) Freedom of association‚ (7) Save and healthy work environment. What is your opinion of Reebok production standard of human right for its suppliers? What would Milton
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"Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink Framework" is a review of the tragedy that took place on January 28‚ 1986 when the space shuttle‚ Challenger‚ exploded shortly after launch. This review tells of how "groupthink" was the likely cause of the accident. The fact that we as a society so easily succumb to groupthink says a lot about us. First‚ it shows how we are a very conformist society. Peer pressure is still very difficult for us to resist even
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Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making? Timothy Spencer Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the examination requirements for the award of BA (Hons) Tourism and Business Management. Awarded by the University of Hull. 5th May 2009 Abstract This report aimed to answer ‘Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making?’ In order to do this research was carried out using the following methods: books‚ websites‚ journals and case studies (secondary sources); focus groups‚ team
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Groupthink Case Study Introduction Working in groups is something we all encounter in our life‚ in and outside of work. A group - or team - consists of people working together because they have a common purpose or goal. Decisions are made by teams every day and it is imperative that the decision-making process be effective. Shortcomings in the decision-making process should be avoided (Thompson‚ 2004). A situation that can occur within a group is called Groupthink. Groupthink leads to
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during a meeting. In one case‚ we had a meeting to discuss whether we should start implementing a certain process.
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1. Groupthink 1.1 Definition Janis defines groupthink as “a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when members strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.” His major proposition is that groups displaying most of the symptoms of groupthink are more likely to display symptoms of defective decision making‚ resulting in poor policy outcomes. The crucial determinant of groupthink
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Even though when we work in groups we usually strive for a harmonious and cooperative environment‚ this does not mean that an environment in which all members are in total agreement is desirable. The phenomenon termed groupthink describes the kind of situations in which each member of a group attempts to conform his/her opinion to what they believe to be the consensus of the group. Whereas this might be seen by some as a way of keeping the peace among group members‚ it is a rather negative attitude
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