applications and contexts
groupthink
Groupthink refers to the psychological group dynamic that can lead to disastrous decision making. Developed by Irving Janis, the concept of groupthink explains how well-intended political leaders have made notoriously bad foreign policy decisions, such as the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Groupthink]
group development
power and social theory
group influence
situational leadership
groups, teams, and teamwork
democracy and democratization
politics, power, and war
sociology of crisis management
political concepts
managing groups
group performance and problem solving
leadership (political)
group decision making
group and organizational concepts
decision making
power and social psychology
public administration
concepts
cognitions and feelings
decision making in business