Abstract
Utilizes the groupthink framework to analyse successive decisions made by the same group of senior executives of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). These decisions related to NBC’s flagship late-night television show, The Tonight Show. Based on this analysis, presents an enhanced groupthink framework that attempts to highlight why defective decision making occurred in one decision-making situation but not in another consecutive decision. Concludes that the answer lies in the presence of group isolation from qualifed experts and the specific leaders’ behaviours of stating a preferred decision choice and not encouraging member opinions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-17 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Managerial Psychology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Broadcasting
- Decision making
- Group think
- Leadership
- Television
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management