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| Author: | Park, W. |
| Title: | A comprehensive empirical investigation of the relationships among variables of the groupthink model |
| Journal: | Journal of Organizational Behavior
2001 : DEC, VOL. 21:8, p.873-887 |
| Index terms: | GROUPS THINKING MODELS GROUP DECISION MAKING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Groupthink is a term coined by Janis (1972) to describe a premature concurrence-seeking tendency that interferes with effective group decision making. This study conducted a comprehensive empirical investigation of Janis's model by including all 24 varables in the research. Data were collected from 64 four-person ad hoc gropus; the group discussion sessions were videotaped and content-analysed afterwards. Statistical analyses revealed that Janis's predictions about the causal relationship among four groups of variables in the model are only partially correct; when the effects of individual independent variables on the dependent variables were tested, Janis's predictions were confirmed in only two out of 23 cases. |
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