An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations

Volume: 16 Number: 1 February 1, 2016
  • Ufuk Orhan
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An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations

Abstract

The present study has been conducted in order to reveal the influence of groupthink on silence in a automotive company. That the problematique of the study has been constructed on the interaction between groupthink and silence derives from the fact that workers will not tend to raise objections unless they find support from colleagues (and that they often endeavor to affirm the majority opinion, even if it is wrong). The symptom of Groupthink includes illusion of invulnerability, belief in inherent morality of the group, collective rationalization, stereotypes of out-groups, selfcensorship, illusion of unanimity, direct pressure on dissenters and self-appointed mindguards and silence has been investigated in one dimension. The sample of the study consists of 96 employees who work in private sector. In analyzing process of the data, techniques of descriptive statistics, test of Kolmogorov Simirnov for normal distribution, Pearson corelation for the correlation between parameters and regretion analysis was used for the effect of groupthink over silence. The findings of the study proved that the self-censorship increases the silence and groupthink and its sympthoms may differ according to some demographical qualities

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Ufuk Orhan This is me

Publication Date

February 1, 2016

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February 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Orhan, U. (2016). An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations. Ege Academic Review, 16(1), 135-145. https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG
AMA
1.Orhan U. An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations. ear. 2016;16(1):135-145. https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG
Chicago
Orhan, Ufuk. 2016. “An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations”. Ege Academic Review 16 (1): 135-45. https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG.
EndNote
Orhan U (February 1, 2016) An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations. Ege Academic Review 16 1 135–145.
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[1]U. Orhan, “An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations”, ear, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 135–145, Feb. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG
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Orhan, Ufuk. “An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations”. Ege Academic Review 16/1 (February 1, 2016): 135-145. https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG.
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1.Orhan U. An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations. ear. 2016;16:135–145.
MLA
Orhan, Ufuk. “An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations”. Ege Academic Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Feb. 2016, pp. 135-4, https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG.
Vancouver
1.Ufuk Orhan. An Empirical Study on The Effect of The Groupthink on Silence in Organizations. ear [Internet]. 2016 Feb. 1;16(1):135-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34MC82YG