cooperated with Rapid Penang and provided mini shuttle busses to help its’ customers arrive to the town corresponding to the location of their booked accommodation safely at ease. Upon arrival at the station‚ travellers must present their room booking number to the driver in order to get on the mini bus shuttle. The mini shuttle busses will leave and return every 45 minutes at all stations and stops. Below are the working hours of the mini shuttle busses: From Seberang Perai Morning Afternoon
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In 1971‚ Irving Janis created the theory of groupthink following an examination of several U.S. foreign policy disasters‚ including the failure at the Bay of Pigs‚ the U.S. involvement with Vietnam‚ the Korean War‚ and the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then compared the commonalities between the events to a considerable extent‚ grouping them into a theory that he labeled ‘groupthink.’ Janis defined groupthink as a “psychological drive for consensus at any cost that suppresses
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| Groupthink and Risky Shift Phenomenon | | | | | | Table of Contents Executive Summary i Introduction 1 The Groupthink phenomenon 1 The Risky-shift phenomenon 2 Conclusion 4 Recommendation 4 Reference list 5 Executive Summary Groupthink phenomenon continues to exist and influence in a group decision making. This is especially happen when group cohesiveness is high and there is an absence of open communication. However‚ understanding the theory would enable
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Space technology has been developing considerably these recent decades. New discoveries about the moon and others planets are fascinating us. Even some fiction movies make us think that one day we can go to live on another planet. However‚ for the following reasons I do not support the idea that government should spend as much money as possible on developing space technology for the exploration of the moon and others planets. Space technology is very expensive and needs a colossal investment
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We will tie this in with Irving Janis’ concept of groupthink‚ which is arguably caused by the development and enforcement of group norms. Daniel Feldman (1984‚ p.47) states that ‘group norms are the informal rules that groups adopt to regulate and regularise group members’ behaviour’ (Hackman‚ 1976 in Feldman 1984 p.47). When this happens it is possible and sometimes likely that bad or irrational decisions will be made. This is Janis’ groupthink‚ ‘a mode of thinking that people engage in when they
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration America’s Spaceport America’s Spaceport John F. Kennedy Space Center “This generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. We mean to be a part of it . . . we mean to lead it.” President John F. Kennedy Sept. 12‚ 1962 Origins Origins T he John F. Kennedy Space Center -- America’s Spaceport -- is the doorway to space. From its unique facilities‚ humans and machines begin to explore the solar system
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Living in space Living in space is not the same as living on Earth. In space‚ astronauts’ bodies change. On Earth‚ our lower body and legs carry our weight. This helps keep our bones and muscles strong. In space‚ astronauts float. They do not use their legs much. Their lower backs begin to lose strength. Their leg muscles do too. The bones begin to get weak and thin. This is very bad for astronauts’ bodies. They must exercise in space every day. Hygiene. On Earth‚ people need to
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A3 The Chariot Shuttle Service Inc. (CSSI) The Chariot Shuttle Service Inc. (CSSI) makes money by providing transportation to customers in exchange for money. A typical day involves a shuttle van driving around the city‚ mostly between the airport and various locations. For example‚ a van may start the day by picking up three passengers from a local hotel and dropping them off at the airport. Two of these passengers are a husband and wife traveling together and the wife pays for both of
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the pressure of conformity and groupthink. A group can be defined as two or more individuals‚ interacting and interdependent‚ who come together to achieve a particular objective. In the movie 12 Jurors come together with the sole obligation of concluding if the young man was guilty of murdering his father or not‚ beyond reasonable doubt. This group of 12 men who did not know each other walked into the room to discuss this case‚ showed the first sign of groupthink‚ as they had already formed the
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Is NASA’s Space Program Worthwhile to Continue Funding? The world has anxiously followed the Mars arrival of the space vessel Curiosity. Recently‚ on October 31‚ 2012‚ Curiosity ’s analysis of Martian soil found it to be eerily similar to that of Hawaii. This mission‚ like so many before it‚ exemplifies NASA’s commitment to acquiring knowledge about the worlds beyond ours. NASA‚ though struggling with budget cuts and the end of the shuttle mission‚ is still making great progress with its current
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