Q.2 . What is groupthink. Explain. [10] According to Irving Janis(1972) ‚ groupthink is "a deterioration of mental efficiency‚ reality testing‚ and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures". Thus‚ the overemphasis on consensus and agreement leads members to be unwilling to evaluate group members’ ideas critically. This hinders decision-making and becomes an obstacle to group productivity. Certain conditions favour the development of groupthink. i) The first condition is high cohesiveness
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organize and to adapt. This is used to assure that the business opportunities remain open in an anticorruption form. Generally the new institutions aspiration is to express particular common values and beliefs to encourage residents to find commodity in what they have to offer‚ this is known as constructivism. The introduction of anticorruption institutions has become an example of constructivist logic in institutional engineering. These institutions are created not because of concrete cost-benefits analyses
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1. Explain the claim made in the passage societies are likely to decline due to corruption. Societies are likely to decline due to corruption as it is not a good reputation to have and no other organisations will be willing to accept a society that has been involved in such a situation as corruption. A society also does not want to tempt their members to be part of corruption. Not only does corruption cause the above but it also loses business for the society. The do not want to involve and corrupt
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Political Corruption: Causes‚ Effects and Remedies Introduction Corruption is like a parasite1; that resides in the body and feeds from the essential nutrients being given to the being. This parasite is growing at a rapid pace and is feeding on individuals and on society. There will come a time where in this parasite may grow into such a giant that living itself may become a challenge. It is surely beckoning our country India and we need to address this problem. At present there are only a few who
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Corruption The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits.[2] Morris‚[3] a professor of politics‚ corruption is the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Economist I. Senior[4] defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which
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theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. The father of the nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had once quoted: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Isn’t that what the country’s present scenario
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Case of James Ibori What unethical behavior took place? This story or unethical behavior took place at Nigeria through UK (United Kingdom). The Federal Republic of Nigeria is located in West Africa‚ also known as “THE GIANT OF AFRICA” the most populous country in Africa. Beside‚ Nigeria is the second corrupt country behind China. The development of this unethical behavior is the Nigeria Oil‚ its oil have brought great revenues to the country. Actually‚ Nigeria is listed among the “NEXT ELEVEN”
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Introduction Corruption is defined by the World Bank and Transparency International (TI) as “the misuse of public office for private gain.”1 Though the defination is too narrow in meaning but Corruption is a global phenomenon. It articulates the whole system from primary to secondary level government and non-government officials. It is so involved in our social system that is today necessity to have it for development of low economic disables. The graveness of this menace can be observed from the
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Corruption in any form is treated as an incurable disease‚ a cause of many social and economical evils in the society and it damages the moral and ethical fibres of the civilization. Indisputably‚ it is correct that corruption breeds many evils in the society and once corruption starts taking place‚ slowly and gradually whole country passes through its net and it becomes after sometime an incurable disease. From the point of view of economic growth‚ there seems to be no clear cut correlation between
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Corruption is‚ indeed‚ an issue of concern to those who are committed to global justice. However‚ it is not just a development issue. Corruption occurs in all countries‚ where the mix of opportunity and inclination exists‚ especially in the interface between the private and public sector. Where it exists‚ corruption destabilises democratic government‚ harms trade and investment‚ threatens the environment and encourages the abuse of human rights. It impinges on basic social services and threatens
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