which can cause food poisoning if proper care is not taken are raw poultry‚ unpasteurized milk‚ red meat‚ poisonous mushrooms‚ pesticides on fruits and vegetables‚ egg and raw egg products‚ raw meat and water. The symptoms are so mild that we hardly register it in our minds. The symptoms develop within one hour or it may show up within 12-48 hours. It lasts for more than two days but‚ depending on its seriousness it may take around a week to recover. You may have bouts of vomiting‚ abdominal cramps
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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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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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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 to have‚ as concentrating on "playing nice" usually detracts from the process of actually tackling the issues and exploring creative solutions. Thus‚ it becomes imperative to identify the symptoms of groupthink
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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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The Perils of Groupthink and How to Avoid It. Groupthink is defined as a "mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group‚ when the members ’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically alternative courses of action" (Janis 9). The Bay of Pigs invasion‚ the escalation of the Vietnam War‚ and the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger have all been attributed to groupthink. Unfortunately‚ groupthink is usually attributed
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Eucalypus Oil Remedies. Eucalyptus opens the lungs and encourages breathing‚ clears clogged nasal passages and bronchial congestionmaking eucalyptus one of the best known cold remedies.Eucalyptol‚ one of its main constituents‚ is found in many over-the-counter cough drops. Eucalyptus oil is also a good pain reliever for sore muscles and arthritis pain. Remedies The eucalyptus oil is a multipurpose essential oil‚ that can be used as a home remedy for treating congestion and colds. Add 5-10 drops
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distinct from the provision of remedies for violations of that right (just because a right was violated doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a remedy) Choices between responsible solutions in a world of limited possibilities (A solution requires the decision maker to select between alternative possible solutions in a world of limits) GOAL: to use actual professional judgment to choose as wisely as possible between all the alternative remedial solutions TYPES OF REMEDIES (usually classified according
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Groupthink I have always had a different idea of what groupthink really means‚ to me I thought of it as a bad idea from someone amongst a group of people that had not been voiced seemingly because the person having this thought lacks confidence or backing. More like trying to proof to your business partners that an idea of using an outdated tactic to target a young crowd is not the best idea In its own definition Wikipedia(2013) describes groupthink as a psychological phenomenon that occurs within
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Janis’ concept of Groupthink Janis’ (1972) concept of Groupthink sets out symptoms and characteristics that can occur within cohesive groups. This behaviour can have significant negative influences on the decision making process within the group. Janis further classifies six main symptoms which can be found in groups suffering from Groupthink. The story of ‘The Bay of Pigs’‚ and the case study of the pharmaceutical industry‚ will help us to illustrate differences between the characteristics
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