Twenty-five years of groupthink theory and research: Lessons from the evaluation of a theory

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 105-115

  Turner, Marlene E ^a   Pratkanis, Anthony R ^a  

^a Dept of Organization and Management ^*

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EID: 0002112225     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1998.2756     Document Type: Article

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