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Mr3Hunna

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Explain the characteristics of groupthink and discuss whether it is a problem or benefit as applied to team performance.
 
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Research finds that major changes in companies are usually initiated by:
 
  A) an external successor brought in to replace a CEO who was forced out
  B) an internal successor selected by the prior chief executive before retiring
  C) a strong chief executive who has occupied the position for many years
  D) an internal successor selected to replace the prior CEO who was forced out



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Answer to Question 1

The concept of Groupthink was first proposed by Irvin Janis (1982) to describe dysfunctional group processes that can occur when group members focus on being cohesive, do not express disagreement or think critically, and as a result, make bad decisions. The process of Groupthink is presented in Figure 8-

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Mr3Hunna

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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