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Groupthink Groupthink occurs when the pressure to conform within a group interferes with that group's analysis of a problem and causes poor group decision making. Individual creativity, uniqueness, and independent thinking are lost in the pursuit of group cohesiveness, as are the advantages that... Read more

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Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management groupthink In group decision making, the tendency to drift into ill-conceived policies or decisions without adequate debate. This can be a result of various pressures, including the illusion of ingroup superiority and the wish to achieve consensus and avoid painful disagreements.

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	Testing the groupthink model: Effects of promotional leadership and... Magazine article from: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal Two hypotheses derived from groupthink theory were tested in a laboratory...of the full range of symptoms of groupthink, symptoms of a poor decision process...be more likely to fall victim to groupthink than groups with nonpromotional...
	Interview: James Surowiecki discusses the term `groupthink' Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered ...James Surowiecki discusses the term `groupthink'Host: MELISSA BLOCKTime: 9:00...straight out of sociology textbooks: `groupthink.' The committee used the term to help...suffering from what we call a collective groupthink, which led analysts and collectors...
	Don't be brainwashed by groupthink Newspaper article from: The Scotsman THE term "groupthink" might well sound as if it has been...in the dynamics of many boardrooms. Groupthink is something that occurs within boardrooms...fertile ground for the evolution of groupthink which, if left to flourish, can have...
	Did 'groupthink' sink CIA? Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) ...Bergen County, NJ) 07-14-2004 Did 'groupthink' sink CIA?By ROBERT JERVISDate...had succumbed to what it called a "groupthink" dynamic. According to the committee...But was that indeed what happened? "Groupthink" - identified in the early 1970s by...
	A comparative study of the "Abiliene Paradox" and "Groupthink" Magazine article from: Public Administration Quarterly ABSTRACT The Abilene Paradox and Groupthink seem very similar and even some researchers...state of "low energy" and the group in Groupthink is in a state of "high energy." INTRODUCTION...Harvey's Abilene Paradox and Janis's Groupthink?" These two concepts seem very similar...
	Making waves or keeping the calm? Analyzing the institutional culture of... Magazine article from: Law and Psychology Review ...utilize the social psychology theory of groupthink as a backdrop to hypothesize why family...social psychology phenomenon known as "groupthink" can be shown to be a contributing...family court cases often operate in a groupthink-like modality, and that modality...
	Groupthink: deciding with the leader and the devil. Magazine article from: The Psychological Record ...is made) because both are central to groupthink and are influential forces in a wide...Park, 1990). Janis (1972) defined groupthink as a mode of thinking that people engage...alternative courses of action . . . Groupthink refers to a deterioration of mental...
	GROUPTHINK: TAKING EASY WAY OUT OF A TOUGH DECISION Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...his landmark book, "Victims of Groupthink." Janus studied many different...reach consensus, which he labeled "groupthink." He and other scholars have expanded their understanding of groupthink through a growing body of experimental...
	Commentary: Thinking about groupthink Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered ...immediate attention, something called groupthink. Yeah, I heard about it, also...about stovepipes. Yeah, both. Groupthink. Sounds like a put-down to...the movies. It takes a lot of groupthink to make a big Hollywood movie...
	Lead-free 'groupthink'.(FlexibleThinking; electonics industry and lead free... Magazine article from: CircuiTree ...intelligence community were all guilty of "groupthink." For reference, groupthink is a term first used by psychologist Irving...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Janis further noted that groupthink is a trap best suited to ensnaring committees...