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Groupthink

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon in group decision-making processes wherein the desire for harmony or conformity within a cohesive in-group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making, suppressing dissenting viewpoints, isolating members from external influences, and prioritizing unanimity over critical evaluation of alternatives.

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10.3K

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239

Authors

151

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2017–2026

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Publications

160

Groups That Work (and Those That Don't)Groups That Work (and Those That Don't) by Hackman Richard. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991, 512 pp.

Paul S. Goodman · Academy of Management Review · 1992 · 600 citations

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Quality of decision making and group norms.

Tom Postmes, Russell Spears, Sezgin Cihangir · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 374 citations

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Twenty-Five Years of Groupthink Theory and Research: Lessons from the Evaluation of a Theory

Marlene E. Turner, Anthony R. Pratkanis · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 1998 · 333 citations

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Quality of decision making and group norms.

Tom Postmes, Russell Spears, Sezgin Cihangir · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 332 citations

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Beyond fiasco: A reappraisal of the groupthink phenomenon and a new model of group decision processes.

Ramon J. Aldag, Sally R. Fuller · Psychological Bulletin · 1993 · 303 citations

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Authors

239

  1. ME
    Marlene E. Turner

    San Jose State University, United States

    6 publications · 690 citations

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  2. GM
    Gregory Moorhead

    Arizona State University, United States

    6 publications · 395 citations

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  3. AR
    Anthony R. Pratkanis

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    6 publications · 690 citations

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  4. JK
    James K. Esser

    Lamar University, United States

    5 publications · 396 citations

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  5. PE
    Philip E. Tetlock

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    4 publications · 112 citations

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Institutions

151

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. San Jose State University

    San Jose, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    671 citations

  3. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    341 citations

  4. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    480 citations

  5. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    258 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    194 citations

  7. Lamar University

    Beaumont, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    437 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    477 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. 12

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  3. Small Group Research

    SGR · 9 publications · 397 citations

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  4. Human Relations

    8 publications · 569 citations

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  5. Management Science

    3 publications · 183 citations

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