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A Partial Test of Janis' Groupthink Model: Effects of Group Cohesiveness and Leader Behavior on Defective Decision Making
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The effects of group cohesiveness and leader behavior on Janis' (1982) symptoms of defective decision making were investigated within a laboratory setting. Two-hundred-eight college students were divided into four-person groups to solve a hypothetical business problem during tape-recorded group discussion sessions. Results showed that members of noncohesive groups engaged in more self-censorship of information than did members of cohesive groups. Teams with directive leaders proposed and discussed fewer alternative solutions to the problem than did groups with leaders who encouraged member participation. Groups with directive leaders were also willing to comply with the leaders' proposed solutions when the leaders stated their preferences early in the group discussion. These results only partially support Janis' groupthink model.
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- Leana, C. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Leana, Carrie R.
- ORCID
- Leana, Carrie R.
- Venue
- Journal of Management
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1985-04
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
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- 5-18
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- 0149-2063 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1211
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- W2087972269
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- FWCI
- 1.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Management (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies
- Keywords
- groupthink, group cohesion, leadership behavior, self-censorship, directive leadership, group decision making
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