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... factors pro- moting groupthink in a cohesive group we should add the combination of high stress from external threats with low hope of finding a better solution than the one favored by the leader . In order to evaluate the plausibility ...
... factors pro- moting groupthink in a cohesive group we should add the combination of high stress from external threats with low hope of finding a better solution than the one favored by the leader . In order to evaluate the plausibility ...
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... factors , it seems to me , are im- portant causal factors in their own right but they are likely to exert their influence most powerfully in the decision - making activities of a group when the members are striving for concurrence , as ...
... factors , it seems to me , are im- portant causal factors in their own right but they are likely to exert their influence most powerfully in the decision - making activities of a group when the members are striving for concurrence , as ...
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... factors ( personality , social background , training ) and situational or structural factors ( e.g. , type of risks , organiza- tional subculture , role assignments ) , so that we could gradually build up our knowledge of the sorts of ...
... factors ( personality , social background , training ) and situational or structural factors ( e.g. , type of risks , organiza- tional subculture , role assignments ) , so that we could gradually build up our knowledge of the sorts of ...
Contents
Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
Copyright | |
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