Groupthink: Hypothesis in Need of Testing
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Group & Organization Studies
- Vol. 7 (4) , 429-444
- https://doi.org/10.1177/105960118200700406
Abstract
This article reviews the major tenets of the groupthink hypothesis of Irving Janis, as well as the research on which it is based. In addition, previous research on group dynamics related to groupthink is briefly reviewed and compared to groupthink propositions. Finally, guidelinesfor research to test the propositions of groupthink are proposed.Keywords
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