Prabhjot Kaur Communication Theory Final Paper ASSUMPTIONS: A high level of cohesiveness is usually present when groupthink occurs‚ and there is a great reluctance on the part of group members to stray from the group’s position. They do not want to leave‚ be forced out‚ or be ignored by other members. This “oneness” associated with cohesiveness is typically a desirable condition except when the group relies too much on solidarity that the desirable ends are not focused on. They are likely
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According to study.com website (2015)‚ a groupthink can simply be defined as an occurrence that gives a group of people a fault verdict or a conclusion a that a group has made that is an ineffective decision whereby it was reached just to appease the spirit of harmony among group members than allowing individuals to act independently and creatively. As alluded on‚ groupthink blocks individual creativity by ignoring alternatives allowing irrational actions to tale precedence. It happens most when
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MT302 Organizational Behavior Unit One: Case Incident 2 The Global Recession and Workplace Malfeasance 3/6/12 1. Does this case prove economic downturns and company layoffs fail to lead to workplace malfeasance? Why or why not? This case proves economic downturns and company layoffs lead to workplace malfeasance. According to dictionary.com malfeasance is the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified‚ harmful‚ or contrary to law. It is also defined as wrongdoing
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Groupthink is when you are placed in a situation where a group of people believe that the majority vote is the best idea‚ that everyone has the same idea so not everyone speaks up‚ and a limit to the individual thought process. The consequence of this process is that not all ideas or thoughts are express. This means that right or the best option to a problem is never expressed. In a group the majority vote makes one idea get voted over another which means that some people individual ideas get covered
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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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Critical Incident Case Study & Recommendation Steven Kim SPE514 January 7‚ 2013 Prof. S. Lockwood Critical Incident Case Study * The purpose of this case study is to analyze and provide recommendations based on information presented in our Critical Incident scenario. In the scenario‚ Mr. Laird‚ a sixth-grade teacher‚ is to map a plan of action to accommodate for a new student in his class with epilepsy (Gollnick & Chin‚ 1988). To assist Mr. Laird in formulating a plan‚ I would remind
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One setting in which groupthink occurs in the movie 12 Angry Men. The movie is about a jury who must reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty on a murder case. 11 out of the 12 jurors vote “guilty”‚ while one votes “not guilty.” The lonely juror proves his case‚ and slowly gains alliance. The more people that change the verdict to not guilty‚ an increase of stress is put on the other jurors. They all end up changing vote to not guilty in the end to gain conformity. Groupthink
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In the weeks immediately after the terrorist attacks on September 11th‚ 2001‚ the nation watched anxiously as the Bush Administration declared war on terror. Following the invasion of Afghanistan to hunt down those responsible for this horrific incident‚ the U.S. swiftly changed its priority to invading Iraq and overthrowing its government by capturing its president‚ Saddam Hussein. In this mission‚ the U.S. scrambled to find a connection between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist organization al-Qa’ida
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The Morey Unit Hostage Incident The Morey Unit Hostage Incident On January 18th 2004‚ Ricky Wassenaar and Steven J. Coy subdued two correctional officers in an attempt to escape‚ leading to the longest prison hostage situation in history. The men responsible for the 15 day standoff‚ Wassenaar and Coy seriously injured one guard‚ and Coy raped two of the females during the standoff. According to the David J. Cieslak’s article‚ both men had been in trouble with the law since they were teenagers
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supposedly independent minds. A number of problems will be examined: group polarization‚ groupthink‚ brainstorming and escalation of commitment. In this essay‚ it will focus on groupthink and firstly will give the definition and then talk about symptoms‚ give some examples about how groupthink 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
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