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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ETS 3502 TASK : MOST OF THE DECISIONS MADE AT MEETINGS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GROUPTHINK. FROM WHAT YOU HAVE READ IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY‚ HOW DOES GROUPTHINK AFFECT DECISION MAKING IN AN ORGANISATION THAT YOU KNOW? DUE: 14th JUNE‚ 2013. HOW DOES GROUPTHINK AFFECT DECISION MAKING IN AN ORGANASATION. Colman(2001) in a dictionary of psychology defines groupthink as “ a collective pattern of defensive avoidance ‚ characteristic of a group decision making
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Bibliography: Human Relations‚ Vol 44‚ no 6‚ 1991‚ Group desicion fiascos continue: Space Shuttle challenger and a revised group think framework‚ Gregory Moorhead‚ page 541‚ [Janis‚ 1972‚ P. 8] Transformational leadership‚ corporate Cultism and Spirituality paradigm: An unholy trinity in the workplace‚ Denis Tourish and Ashly Pinnington‚ Shamir et al
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Groupthink and Middle School Girls Groupthink is an approach used by a cohesive in-group‚ which unity of a decision dictates over an individual’s’ drive to evaluate different courses of action (Janis‚ 1971‚ p. 186). Everyone who has worked in a group has witnessed groupthink or aspects of groupthink. Groupthink was a large part of my life in middle school. I was new to the “popular group” and I was excited to be associated with them. One day‚ at a sleepover with my new “friends‚” the leader of the
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Washington’s army. The opposition aligns itself in readiness for the battle. However‚ on seeing the mightiness of invading army led by George Washington‚ redcoats disintegrated and retreated. Washington had mounted an American flag on his dodge challenger. The commercial ends with its slogan that‚ “Here’s a couple of things America got right; Cars and Freedom.” American Revolution remains to be an essential part of American history because it led to the independence of America. George Washington
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A major player from the Challenger Disaster is Allan McDonald. He was the director of the solid rocket booster project and the Morton-Thiokol representative at Cape Kennedy. Out of the eight different Impediments to Responsible Action‚ McDonald most represented “fear.” This is shown during the Cape Kennedy conference when “[McDonald] refused to sign the formal recommendation to launch…” but failed to warn everyone that the rocket’s O-rings would not function at one hundred-percent due to the low
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planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union‚ but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss”. Ronald Reagan addresses the American people in a very delicate
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American to go into space. At the moment the countdown reached zero and the shuttle lifted off the ground‚ Bluford was on his way to live out his dream. During Bluford’s career with NASA‚ he went to space four times. He was aboard the space shuttle Challenger for his
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Cited: Amadeo‚ Kimberly. How Much Does NASA Cost? 17 January 2014. Web. 19 February 2014. Ann R. Kennedy‚ D.Sc. Radiation Effects. 2010. Web. 19 February 2014 . "Chapters III and IV." Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. U.S. Government Printing Office‚ 1986. 157336. Book Section. Rodrigue‚ Dr. JeanPaul and Dr. Claude Comtois. Transportation and Energy. 2014. Web. 19 February 2014.
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