Countering Groupthink: The Inner-Circle of Influence
| dc.contributor.advisor | Franklin, Aimee L | |
| dc.creator | Sarver, Christopher Charles | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-27T21:40:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-27T21:40:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | As noted by research journalists, Hart, Stern & Sundelius (1997), foreign policy decisions "...are shaped in relatively small groups and informal face-to-face interaction" (p 4). This study explores the influence of small groups on the effectiveness of decision-making techniques and examines how to counter the new forms of groupthink such as an inner-circle of influence. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This project utilizes an experimental design study to test the relative efficiency of two decision-making models in a pre-scripted scenario in countering this new inner-circle form of groupthink. Using a cross-over research design, participants responded to each scenario with random assignment into one of two decision-making models: the Delphi model and an iterative feedback technique referred to in this paper as the Continuous Group Problem Solving (CGPS) model. After completing two decision-making scenarios, participants identified the most effective decision-making model overall and potential for this method to counter dominance by an inner-circle of influence. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The results from this study are significant since the findings reconceptualize the term groupthink as a simpler term implying inner-circle influence that preempts thorough decision-making. The findings also provide insight for future application in countering the deleterious control of an "inner-circle." These exploratory research results are ripe for replication in large corporate or Government organizations, The desire to have a voice in the decision process and to overcome inner-circle influence will be of value to those conducting future research. | |
| dc.format.extent | 148 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | application.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | 9979831602042 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/319323 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.relation.requires | Adobe Acrobat Reader | |
| dc.subject | Group decision making | |
| dc.thesis.degree | Ph.D. | |
| dc.title | Countering Groupthink: The Inner-Circle of Influence | |
| dc.type | text | |
| dc.type | document | |
| ou.group | Graduate College |
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