Making Dumb Groups Smarter: The New Science of Group Decision Making

Author:

Sunstein, Cass R.

Publisher:

Harvard Business School Press

Date published:

2014

Record type:

Journal article

Responsibility:

Hastie, Reid, jt. author

Journal Title:

Harvard Business Review

Source:

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 92, No. 12, December 2014, pp. 90-99

Subject:

GROUP DECISION MAKING

Group Decision Making - Management

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Abstract:

The article identifies reputational pressures and informational signals as causes of error creation and amplification in group decision making scenarios. The solution is to allow those in non-leadership positions to speak first, or to assign particular areas of expertise to different members.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://www.HBR.org

Subject profile :

Management / Administration / HRM / Training / Career Development

CITATION: Sunstein, Cass R.. Making Dumb Groups Smarter: The New Science of Group Decision Making . : Harvard Business School Press , 2014. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 92, No. 12, December 2014, pp. 90-99 - Available at: https://library.au.int/making-dumb-groups-smarter-new-science-group-decision-making