According to I. L. Janis, match the symptoms of groupthink (in the left column) with their outcomes in an organizational context (in the right column).
An illusion of invulnerability
Unquestioned assumption of the group’s morality
Collective rationalization
An illusion of unanimity
Direct pressure on dissenting members
Leads to unwarranted optimism and excessive risk taking by the group
Leads to an absence of reflection on the ethical consequences of group action
Leads to negative information or warnings being discounted
Leads to consensus being assumed to be greater than really exists
Leads to the norm that disagreement represents disloyalty to the group being reinforced
According to I. L. Janis, match the symptoms of groupthink (in the left column) with…
According to I. L. Janis, match the symptoms of groupthink (in the left column) with their outcomes in an organizational context (in the right column).
