Hope, Groupthink and the Decision to Invade Iraq

Language: English

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mai 2010, 2010

3838304330 / 9783838304335

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Since its inception the validity of the most popular theory of group decision-making, Irving Janis'(1982) theory of groupthink, has been scrutinized. One major criticism is it lacks predictive validity due an overreliance on retrospective case studies of political fiascoes made by the American government (e.g., Bay of Pigs). The second criticism is it lacks empirical validity for failing to demonstrate the presence of two of its three predictors: cohesiveness and provocative situational context. As such, the contributions of this book to the emotions, groupthink, and decision-making literature are to illustrate: 1) using the Decision to Invade Iraq that a revised theory of groupthink is predictive and relevant, 2) that positive emotions such as hope precedes risky group decision-making processes, and 3) group polarization exacerbates group-level emotions and risky group decision- making, especially when the group lacks decision- making protocols. While the intention of this book is not to evaluate the Decision to Invade Iraq, the cumulative evidence to date strongly suggests that it is a classic case of groupthink. 160 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
Hope, Groupthink and the Decision to Invade Iraq
Author
Ph. D MacKenzie
Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mai 2010
Publication year
2010
Condition
Neu
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
3838304330
ISBN 13
9783838304335
Item weight
256 grams
Dimensions
220x150x10 mm

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