The Groupthink Theory “Researchers have studied the influence of group pressure on individual members” (Byars and Rue, 2007, 238). As defined by Byars and Rue “when group members lose their ability to think as individuals and conform at the expense of their good judgment, groupthink occurs. Members become unwilling to say anything against the group or any member, even if an action is wrong” (Byars and Rue, 2007, 238). “Keeping a group together under any circumstance is a goal in itself. Groups
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Recent Research Critiquing the Theory of Groupthink Communication Theory, COMM 25902 Professor Ponder April 13, 2010 Groupthink is a common method of deliberating used by members in a group in order to reduce conflict and promote unanimity. People are often unwilling to share conflicting viewpoints to a group of those who hold the same perspective on a subject. Irving Janis developed Groupthink while studying foreign policy decision-making. In doing so, he maintained that
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The term "groupthink" was a theory developed by psychologist Irving Janis. The theory was intended to explain bad decisions and outcomes made by governments and businesses, which Janis sometimes called "fiascoes." (Vore, 2013) He was really interested in situations where pressure with the group seemed to result in a failure to think clearly. Janis defined groupthink as "a quick and easy way to refer to a mode of thinking people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when
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December 2011 Contents * Introduction * Groupthink * Causes * Remedies * General Group Problem Solving (GGPS) Model * Risky Shift Phenomenon * Causes * Remedies * Conclusion * Recommendations * Reference List * Appendices Introduction In this report there will be an evaluation of Groupthink. Janis eight causes of Groupthink and what the remedies are. Aldag and Fuller’s model of groupthink and how it is different from Janis’s model. There
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decisions. In the process of making these decision sometimes members of the team tend to agree with each other with out considering other factors and alternatives. This paper outlines Irving Janis’ theory of “groupthink”, which explains how group mentality can stifle effective decision-making. Groupthink is the phenomena whereby the cohesiveness of groups leads to peer pressure which inhibits debate and encourages self-censorship (Janis I L, 1982). As a result, alternative solutions and the implications
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How to Avoid Groupthink We like people that agree with us; it makes us feel good. But there is a condition that develops when likeminded people agree and reaffirm each other’s decisions and beliefs. It’s called groupthink. It’s a term that was coined by psychologist Irving Janis. Per BusinessDictionary.com (2011), groupthink is defined as “Tendency of the members of a group to yield to the desire for consensus or unanimity at the cost of considering alternative courses of action.” Thompson
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What is Group Think The term “groupthink” was created by Irving Janis (Moorhead et al. 1998)Irving Janis would describe groupthink 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 appraise alternative courses of action.” Janis (1972, p. 9) Janis theory would suggest that, members of a group may adopt an idea as an answer to problems without thinking about it appropriately
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Process theories are theories of motivation that emphasizes on how we make choices with respect to goals. Content theories concern with ‘what’ motivates people while process theories concern with ‘how’ motivation occurs. Major process theories include expectancy theory, goal setting theory and equity theory. I agree to the notion that application of goal setting and expectancy theory will improve employee performance to a certain extent. In this essay, the application of goal setting and expectancy
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gather and stone the winner to death. Groupthink and the bystander effect explain the behavior of the character's in Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery." In 1972, Irving L. Janis published a study, where he defined groupthink as an “excessive form of concurrence-seeking among members of high prestige, tightly knit policy-making groups (and their being part of it) higher than anything else” (Hart 247). In “The Lottery”, we see this part of Irving’s theory demonstrated in the fact that Mr. Summer
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understand people’s behaviors in the environment. Relating Belbin’s theory of teamwork and team roles there are several types of roles that people in the team belong to. They are divided into three groups: Action makers, Social and Thinking oriented. Personally, every team member is important in the process of team work and the personality of every team member is affected to the team’s effectiveness. According to Belbin’s theory the discussion process of the team work goes through four steps:
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