Q.2 . What is groupthink. Explain. [10] According to Irving Janis(1972) ‚ groupthink is "a deterioration of mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures". Thus‚ the overemphasis on consensus and agreement leads members to be unwilling to evaluate group members’ ideas critically. This hinders decision-making and becomes an obstacle to group productivity. Certain conditions favour the development of groupthink. i) The first condition is high cohesiveness
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Explain the importance of defining the objectives‚ scope and success criteria of the decisions to be taken To be able to make accurate decisions‚ the objective needs to be clear otherwise the outcome may not be as required. The scope is similar in the fact that it should outline what the decision is to be made in regards to. It could be a statement in regards to a number of objectives. The success criteria could be a number of outcomes that need to be achieved. Without any of these you won’t know
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When we are giving feedback to a child ‚ we have to be careful because children are very sensitive and if we give them a negative feedback it can affect on their development. When we are with children we need to calm and when we give them any feedback it should be encouraging and supportive that can help them to build their self confidence and encourage them to work hard. Like if a child is working hard but he does some spelling mistakes so instead of say him you did this mistake first we have to
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about their child. Parents should not have access to any other child’s books‚ marks and progress at any time‚ especially at parents’ evening. However‚ parents should be aware that information about their child will be shared with the receiving school when they leave the setting. All personal information about children‚ including social services records should be regarded as confidential. It should be clearly understood
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motor skills. Fine motor skills incorporate the tiny muscles in the hands‚ fingers‚ toes‚ lips‚ and tongue while gross motor skills involve the larger muscles in the arms‚ legs‚ and torso (Rathus 80). Sleeping takes a big part in a child’s life when they spend almost 16
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would be my own decision to pursue a part time degree at Athabasca University. As a result of this decision to pursue further education I have to forego personal time and pleasure activities in order to study and I have to forego monetary earnings when I have to take time off work to complete course exams. These are examples of some of the opportunity costs of my decision to pursue a degree. Opportunity cost is an important economic principle that affects how individuals and businesses make decisions
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GES3250 Environmental Assessment and Decision Making Research Essay- Topic 3 Stakeholder Engagement – A Case Study: The Victorian Desalination Project Introduction During environmental debates‚ the various stakeholders involved often have competing values‚ motivations and purposes. One example used to demonstrate this is the Victorian Desalination Plant (proposed to be completed 2011) in Wonthaggi‚ Victoria‚ Australia. The Victorian Desalination Project is a controversial project involving
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Stakeholder Influences on Programs In the field of Human Services‚ there are many details that must never be overlooked‚ there are many variables that must not ever be ignored‚ and there are many expectations from stakeholders that most definitely must be entertained by all staff and participants who are involved with a program. One may immediately assume when they hear the word "stakeholder" that it refers to the financial institution that has granted them the funding that made their program
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Profitability is a measure of the efficiency of a business to use its resources. It is measured by the return on the capital resources it uses which means the combination of debt and equity. This is given by the ratio return on capital employed (ROCE)‚ return on investment or accounting rate of return. This tells investors how successful the business is by analyzing the profitability. The higher ROCE‚ the more liable it is to carry a high return to the investors resulting in higher dividends
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Define individualism and explain its importance within liberal ideology The liberal ideology is formed on several ideologies. Individualism is considered one of the most crucial. It’s involved in most liberal characteristics like freedom‚ the economy and the role of the state. But there is notable division between modern and classic liberalists as to what it focuses on with modern liberalists focusing on individuality and classics believe in utilitarianism and and social darwinism. However it
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