Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making? Timothy Spencer Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the examination requirements for the award of BA (Hons) Tourism and Business Management. Awarded by the University of Hull. 5th May 2009 Abstract This report aimed to answer ‘Does Groupthink Result in Poor Decision Making?’ In order to do this research was carried out using the following methods: books‚ websites‚ journals and case studies (secondary sources); focus groups‚ team
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Bilingual Culture; The Role of a Second and a Foreign Language Children learn their native language “Nasa-yuwe” at home and it is spoken among members of their own community‚ but at the time of interacting outside their native communities‚ they must switch to Spanish. Likewise it happens when they have access to the external world like in the case of radio and the internet; what at times suggests that interaction in the outer language (Spanish) has more relevance than interaction in the
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Avoiding the Groupthink Trap Remain impartial. The leader should not take a directive role but should remain impartial. Seek outside opinions. The leader should invite outside opinions from people who are not members of the group and who are less concerned with maintaining group cohesiveness. Create subgroups. The leader should divide the groups into subgroups that first meet separately and then meet together to discuss their different recommendations. Seek anonymous opinions. 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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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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multiple or different cultures. It can sometimes specify various races or ethnic groups (Dictionary.com‚ 2013). Australia is a democratic society‚ were all cultures are fee and have a right to a vote an opinion and a voice. Australia shows that it is a Multicultural country by welcoming different cultures to the land ‚ Australia has a variety of different cultures for instance‚ the Vietnamese‚ Africans‚ Europeans‚
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active suppression‚ this dance was still favored by many and performed. In the sarabande’s early form in Spain‚ a double line of couples would perform the dance the using castanets and lively music. Throughout the Renaissance‚ as new ideas spread‚ so did the music and dance style of the sarabande‚ and this form came to France by the 17th century. Within the French courts‚ the Sarabande evolved into a slow stately dance that was popular in France. Scholars believe this dance form has either a Mexican
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a smaller apartment? Explain. Berk (2014) describes the last stage of Erikson’s theory as ego integrity versus despair. In this stage‚ the older adult has accepted their current position and either is satisfied with how they lived their entire life until now or regretting that they did not fulfill their divine purpose in life. For those who have accepted life and maintain their involvement with life‚ whether through community services‚ relationships‚ or friendships‚ they are content with life and
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had a role to help contribute in industrialization. The INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION happened at about 1760 and continued for about 100 years with new machines being created fueled by fossil fuels and other organic sources. Capital merchants in Britain used the PUTTING OUT SYSTEM to help accelerate production of raw materials like yarn‚ wool‚ cotton and other resources and gave these to families to create goods and then give it back to the employer for money in return. This
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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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