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What are the positives of “groupthink” in business? What are the symptoms of groupthink and ways to avoid it from occurring?
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- What are the positives of “Group Think” in business?
It seems that, by definition, “Group think” is NOT beneficial to a business, and should be avoided. Groupthink is a term coined by psychologist Irving Janis in 1972 to describe a process by which a group can make bad or irrational decisions. In a
groupthink situation, each member of the group attempts to conform his or her opinions to what they believe to be the consensus of the group. In a general sense this seems to be a very rationalistic way to approach the situation. However this results in a situation in which the group ultimately agrees upon an action which each member might individually consider to be unwise (the risky shift) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink).
Finally, the seven symptoms of decision affected by groupthink are:
- Incomplete survey of alternatives
- Incomplete survey of objectives
- Failure to examine risks of preferred choice
- Failure to re-appraise initially rejected alternatives
- Poor information search
- Selective bias in processing information at hand (see also confirmation bias)
- Failure to work out contingency plans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink).
Let’s look at the most common reported symptoms of ‘Group Think’ to see …
