Group Think

Irving Janis ' Groupthink

Essence of Groupthink

Groupthink is a process of deliberation and sharing of ideas in a certain organization which imply a series of positive and negative effects on the development of organizations . Irving L . Janis experienced and had been a witness to such consensus on the essence of the term during the incident of the utilization of such method during the Pearl Harbor days ADDIN EN .CITE Janis19721 16Irving Lester JanisVictims of groupthink : A psychological study of foreign-policy decisions and fiascoes1972Houg hton Mifflin (Janis

, 1972

Complications in using groupthink

He has clearly stated in his journals that the effects of such utilization in organizational matters caused rather a huge impact on the organization 's sense of coherence and unanimity rather than focusing on certain specified objectives and developmental goals , resulting into a web of complicated ideas which only adheres to ideas of the imperialists and are therefore considered to insufficient ADDIN EN .CITE Hart1994226Paul apos t HartGroupthink in Government : A Study of Small Groups and Policy FailureReprint1994BaltimoreThe Johns Hopkins University Press (Hart , 1994 Not all ideas are given credit

The implications of using groupthink in meetings cause negative impulses on the rationality of the members , given the fact that the consensus of the group does not promise a sufficient idea of the conforming body Factors such as feeling of intimidation among other members , abuse of superiority to group leaders in establishing and accepting ideas degrades the essence of individualism and critical rationality because others may be pressured or others are stubborn of airing their thoughts and arguments on certain ideas that they prefer not to talk

Organizational Case in Using Groupthink

In the case given , Fred 's technique in expunging the perception of groupthink in the meeting he conducted by giving them the chance to air out their spontaneous opinions first denote the possibility to give the privilege to all the employees without any hesitation and fear of inferiority compared to being a member in a group , for the reason that speaking-up will serve as a warm-up to his constituents in an informal manner in such a way that they are to feel equality ADDIN EN .CITE Diamond2004336Jared DiamondCollapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or SucceedFirst edition2004OntarioViking Adult (Diamond , 2004

Avoiding Negative Results caused by Groupthink

To further illustrate methods in eradicating negative results in groupthink is through assigning a critical evaluator ' which will then give a chance for all the members in airing out doubts , objections questions , clarifications and suggestions . Or taking it the hard way designating a so-called devil 's advocate ' will help neutralize the power of abusive autocratic leaders and thus will harmoniously create equilibrium privileges to all ADDIN EN .CITE Janis19721 16Irving Lester JanisVictims of groupthink : A psychological study of foreign-policy decisions and fiascoes1972Houg hton MifflinDiamond20043 36Jared DiamondCollapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or SucceedFirst edition2004OntarioViking Adult (Diamond , 2004 Janis , 1972

References

ADDIN EN .REFLIST Diamond , J (2004 . Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (First edition ed . Ontario : Viking Adult

Hart , P...