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    food‚ water‚ sex‚ avoiding pain‚ and in Cady’s case‚ acceptance. The very first day of school she skips class simply because nobody else will pay attention to her and Janis said “we’re friends”. She doesn’t question getting into trouble or any of the consequences she could face from making this decision. Cady goes along with Janis because it gives her instant gratification that she has found a friend and is finally being accepted by someone. In addition to the id‚ Cady also demonstrates the ego

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    decisions a choice is often predetermined but is not acted upon until some kind of condition is met or an ideal opportunity arises. When making a decision under pressure or in crisis‚ there is a different set of actions taken. One study conducted by (Janis & Mann‚ 1997) shows there are at least five mechanisms for making choices when circumstances are doubtful. These are mechanisms that are used in extreme decision making processes. According to Mo(2006) extreme events are “events with high consequence

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    make decision false and give some ideas about how to prevent it and finally give a conclusion. According to Janis (1982)‚ groupthink is a condition that occurs when group member’s primary drive is to achieve group satisfaction‚ resulting in overconfidence and a lack of critical thinking. The group’s desire to strive for consensus overrides their motivation to explore alternative options. Janis identifies a number of specific symptoms of groupthink. Firstly‚ there is an illusion of invulnerability with

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    administrative situation. Copyright © 2002‚ INSEAD-EAC‚ Fontainebleau‚ France. To order copies of INSEAD cases‚ see details on the back cover. Copies may not be made without permission. This document is authorized for use only by Janis Rozenbergs at Vidzeme University until August 2013. Copying or Blue Ocean Strategy Institute “If you ask a kid to draw a circus‚ they draw a tent.” Pam Miller

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    Top of Form Bottom of Form Heiner‚ J. (2008). CONCUSSIONS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: JANI V. BERT BELL/PETE ROZELLE NFL PLAYER RET. PLAN AND A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE NFL ’S 2007 CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. Retrieved February 13‚ 2015‚ from http://www.lexisnexis.com.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/?shr=t&csi=144694&sr=TITLE(CONCUSSIONS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: JANI v. BERT BELL/PETE ROZELLE NFL PLAYER RET. PLAN AND A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE NFL ’S 2007

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    Memorandum To: John James‚ President From: Recycling Committee Date: 10/22/2013 Re: Progress Report of Recycling Program INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY Seven weeks ago‚ you expressed a commitment to maintaining our corporate responsibility by implementing a recycling policy to improve the quality of environment. This initial progress report will give you detailed information about the specifics of where we‚ the recycling committee‚ stand on getting this program implemented. As specified in

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    The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott

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    viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking. A variety of motives for this may exist such as a desire to avoid being seen as foolish‚ or a desire to avoid embarrassing or angering other members of the group. (McKenna‚ 2008) Irving Janis‚ who is one of the most quoted author on the concepts of groupthink‚ points out how political leaders have made bad foreign policy decisions‚ such as the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Recently‚ others invoked groupthink as an explanation for U.S

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    early on - Damian and Janis. However‚ she unintentionally manages to fall in with the three most popular girls in school‚ nicknamed The Plastics. Karen is the pretty but extremely dim-witted blonde. Gretchen is the wealthy‚ privileged follower and gossip queen. Regina is the beautiful but ruthless alpha female and leader of the pack. The collective task that the Plastics face is to continue their streak as the most popular girls in school. Cady is convinced by Damian and Janis to keep hanging out with

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