The organizational application of groupthink and its limitations in organizations

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-306

  Choi, Jin Nam ^b   Kim, Myung Un ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0033114762     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.2.297     Document Type: Article

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