The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after 73 seconds into flames in flight on January 28‚ 1986 with one of the seven astronauts‚ a school teacher Christa McAuliffe aboard. This incident Challenger present us a case study in organizational communication‚ ethics and culture as it promotes or discourages necessary communication and the ethics of whistle blowing. Pressures developed because of the need to meet customers’ promises‚ which forced obligation to launch a certain number of flights per
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Challenger Space Shuttle - Case Study In the following case study‚ we’ll have a brief analysis of the disaster that took place with the “Challenger Space Shuttle” and the role played by the 3 most important players: Thiokol‚ NASA and the White House. At the end we will discuss the things that could have prevented not only this but all major disasters that take place in various organizations. Reviewing the Case When the Challenger blew up 73 seconds after launching the Challenger disaster happened on
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On January 28th of 1986 tragedy struck the United States. It was devastating to all of those that witnessed and had a loved one involved. This catastrophe was known as the space shuttle Challenger explosion. The event was all over the news and the launch was broadcasted live for millions to watch. That same day President Ronald Reagan spoke on the issue. As the speech was directed to the families of the crew and the United States in general‚ he addressed the nation and showed his point of view on
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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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The Perils of Groupthink and How to Avoid It. Groupthink is defined as a "mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when the members ’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically alternative courses of action" (Janis 9). The Bay of Pigs invasion‚ the escalation of the Vietnam War‚ and the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger have all been attributed to groupthink. Unfortunately‚ groupthink is usually attributed
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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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you did not want to appear unsupportive of the group’s efforts? If so‚ you have probably been a victim of "Groupthink". Irving Lester Janis (26 May 1918 - 15 November 1990) was a research psychologist at Yale University and most famous for his theory of "groupthink" which described the systematic errors made by groups when taking collective decisions(Wikipedia).Janis described “groupthink” as “a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group.When the
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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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situation‚ I can see that there are a couple of different examples of Groupthink occurring. First‚ Self-Censorship‚ which is when an individual decides not to say‚ or do something that may offend someone else. In our case‚ we didn’t want to get Susan going on a rant because we dared to oppose her. We were afraid of her. Trust me‚ we had seen it happen when someone clashed with her and it was not pretty. The second example of Groupthink as Irving Janus identified it is Illusions of Unanimity. In the
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GROUPTHINK THEORY COMM410 As people‚ when confronted with a problem where a solution must be found‚ our ideal situation is to come up with the best possible one. To do this‚ we ideally gather the most knowledgeable‚ intelligent individuals into a group and attempt to derive the best solution to the problem. With the collection of these people‚ one would think that finding the best possible answer to the problem would be a rather simple task. However‚ what has happened in many situations is
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