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    Irving L. Janis’ Victims of Groupthink Author(s): Paul’t Hart Source: Political Psychology‚ Vol. 12‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 247-278 Published by: International Society of Political Psychology Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3791464 Accessed: 11/01/2010 13:57 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless

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    We will tie this in with Irving Janis’ concept of groupthink‚ which is arguably caused by the development and enforcement of group norms. Daniel Feldman (1984‚ p.47) states that ‘group norms are the informal rules that groups adopt to regulate and regularise group members’ behaviour’ (Hackman‚ 1976 in Feldman 1984 p.47). When this happens it is possible and sometimes likely that bad or irrational decisions will be made. This is Janis’ groupthink‚ ‘a mode of thinking that people engage in when they

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    OSMAN 17/10/2014 COMMUNICATION THEORY KOM 5111 Analysis of Communication Theory NO 1 CONTENTS MUTED GROUP THEORY PAGE 1-3 a. Introduction b. Application c. Examples d. Assumption e. Weakness f. Strength 2 1. JANIS GROUPTHINK THEORY 4-6 a. Introduction b. Eight Symptoms c. Prevention d. Weakness 3 CONFLICT 7 4 ANALYSIS 7-8 5 CONCLUSION 8-9 BIBLIOGRAPHY KOMATHY NALLU JM 40877 COMMUNICATION THEORY KOM 5111 ANALYSIS OF

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    Bibliography: • Charles C. Manz and Christopher P. Neck. (1995). ‘Teamthink: beyond the Groupthink syndrome’. Journal of Managerial Psychology. Volume 10 (1):1-9 • G. Stasser‚ S Vaughan & D. Stewart. (2000). ‘Pooling Unshared Information: The Benefits of Knowing How Access to Information Is Distributed among Group Members’. Our Organisational

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    time‚ symptoms of Groupthink are portrayed several times throughout the movie. Groupthink occurs when a group makes faulty decisions because group pressures lead to a deterioration of “mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment”. Groupthink tends to be stronger when the group is very similar. The main group of girls in the movie are all very similar: dress the same‚ look the same‚ same financial background‚ ect. Irving Janis gave us the eight symptoms of groupthink and almost all of

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    symptoms of Groupthink that lead them to committing violations of school rules. The Groupthink phenomenon allowed the students of certain peer groups to have faulty decisions causing them to do wrong actions. The group also discussed the activities that peer groups mostly do and their self-evaluation of their school performance. With this‚ they have also included the number of people among their respondents who have encountered committing violations and their peers’ influence on this. The Groupthink phenomenon

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    evidence-based approach. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Taggerty‚ J. (2009 ‚ March 17). How do leaders prevent group think? . Retrieved from http://5starinnovation.com/how-do-leaders-prevent-group-think/ Callaway ‚ M. R. ‚ & Esser‚ J. K. . (1984). Groupthink: effects of cohesiveness and problem-solving procedures on group decision making. Social Behavior and Personality‚ 12(2)‚ 157-164.

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    how to do when he or she is finished helping you‚ you will also have the skill because you were just shown. Teams can be a great thing but it can also be a difficult thing and can have its downsides. One pitfall of team decision making is groupthink. Groupthink occurs when team members place consensus above priority. Another pitfall is escalating of commitment. “Under some conditions‚ teams will persist with a losing course of action‚ even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary. This is known

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    References: Choi‚ J.‚ & Kim‚ M. (1999). The organizational application of groupthink and its limitations in organizations. Journal of Applied Psychology‚ 84(2)‚ 297-306. Retrieved September 18‚ 2010 from PsycARTICLES: doi:10.1037/0021-9010.84.2.297. Lister‚ G. (2006). Has your board ever been to Abilene?. American School Board Journal

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