Groupthink Occurs in a Meeting When

question 207

Multiple Choice

Groupthink occurs in a meeting when

• A)everyone has an opinion but no one is willing to take charge.
• B)everyone has the same idea after using the brainstorming idea-generation technique.
• C)there is too much competition among marketing managers, so no one is willing to share his/her ideas.
• D)someone suspects that there is a problem with the new product concept but is afraid to speak up because everyone else is so enthusiastic about it.
• E)top management wants the new product to go forward regardless of what anyone else thinks.

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