Discussion 1:
1a. Based on the background materials, explore the characteristics of groupthink. Elaborate on the factors that can help reduce the impact of groupthink.
1b. Discuss the application of the groupthink dynamic to jury deliberations in courtroom settings.
Cite your sources and reply to at least one other student’s post.
Cite your sources
Discussion 2:
2a. Based on the background materials, explore the best practices to promote effective group decision making.
2b. Elaborate on the challenges of implementing these best practices in effective group decision making at your own organization or your own profession.
Cite your sources
Threaded discussion 1 Materials
Barros,Lucas Ayres Barreira De Campos. (2018). CORPORATE GROUP DECISIONS: A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH. Revista De Administração De Empresas, 58(6), 576-580. Retrieved from Proquest Central from the Touro Library
English, A. (2019). Group Think and the Challenger Explosion [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mCKhj6oU60 (6:41)
Human Dimensions (2019). Groupthink, That’s just the way we do it [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwHfmlbJX5Q (3:13)
Valine, Y. A. (2018). Why cultures fail: The power and risk of Groupthink. Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, 11(4), 301-307. Retrieved from EBSCO Multi-search from the Touro Library
Threaded discussion 2 Materials
Jian, L., Hollingshead, A. B., & Lin, J. C. (2018). Second-Guessing in Group Decision Making. Communication Research. 1-26. Retrieved from Google Scholar *click on the .pdf extension to the right of the title in the results list
MosaicLab (2017). Dos & Dont’s of Group Decision Making [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq0-lSrQpXE (3:32)
Pérez, I. J., Cabrerizo, F. J., Alonso, S., Dong, Y. C., Chiclana, F., & Herrera-Viedma, E. (2018). On dynamic consensus processes in group decision making problems. Information Sciences, 459, 20-35. Retrieved from http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~chiclana/publications/ReviewDynamicsGDM_v9-Paco.pdf
QIO Program (2018). Collective Decision Making – Leadership & Organizing in Action (LOA) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkUiw4GLKY (2:51)
TED (2017). How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrRRvqgYgT0 (8:36)
