Your organisation is considering the use of team decision making.You have read extensively the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. You have observed that the group tends to come to consensus very quickly and you know that the group is very cohesive.You conclude that they may be suffering from:
A)inefficiency syndrome.
B)groupthink.
C)groupshift.
D)disintegrating norms.

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Groupthink is a phenomenon where group members prioritize group harmony and cohesiveness over the objective evaluation of information, resulting in defective decision making. Given that the group comes to a consensus very quickly and is very cohesive, it suggests that they are not considering all possible alternatives and are not thoroughly evaluating the available information. Therefore, the group is likely experiencing groupthink.

Your Organisation Is Considering the Use of Team Decision Making