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- Title
Linking Groupthink to Unethical Behavior in Organizations.
- Authors
Sims, Ronald R.
- Abstract
This paper is designed to do four things. First, the paper discusses the importance of groupthink in contributing to unethical behavior. Second, the paper discribes how groupthink contributed to unethical behavior in three organizations (Beech-Nut, E. F. Hutton, and Salomon Brothers). Third, symptoms of groupthink (such as arrogance. overcommitment, and excessive loyalty to the group) will be presented along with two methods for programming conflict (devil's advocate and dialectic) into an organization and group's decisions. Finally, the paper introduces some prescriptions for reducing the probability of groupthink.
- Subjects
GROUP decision making; GROUPTHINK theory; RESEARCH on teams in the workplace; ORGANIZATIONAL ethics; BUSINESS ethics; PROFESSIONAL ethics; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; BEECH-Nut Nutrition Corp.; E.F. Hutton Group Inc.; SALOMON Brothers Inc.; SOCIAL responsibility of business; CORPORATE culture; CORPORATE corruption; COMMERCIAL crimes
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 1992, Vol 11, Issue 9, p651
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF01686345