Group Process, Groupthink, and Leadership
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Group-related topics are a typical theme in the field of psychology, management, and leadership. This paper illustrates the research and findings regarding the differentiation between the concept of groups and teams, group development model and process, group decision-making analysis and techniques, and discussions of the significant issues in group settings, such as social loafing, cohesiveness, and groupthink. This writing points out the leader’s role in groups during different stages and provides implications and suggestions for leaders and managers in dealing with those issues.
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