Does Groupthink lead to Crisis Situations? 124 Abstract: ¿Aller Anfang ist schwer¿

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Does Groupthink lead to Crisis Situations? 124 Abstract: ¿Aller Anfang ist schwer¿Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, , language: English, abstract: Groupthink, a term marked by Irving Janis, is a model to describe the possible downsides of a decision made by a group. Although the concept is widely accepted, it is highly controversial. This essay gives an overview over Janis concept and tries to show this controversy by illustrating the criticism of the