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• Organizational behavior
• Q1.Has Preeti made a good decision about the way
  she is going to make the decision?
• Q2.Which investment would you choose? Why?
• Q3.Which investment do you think most people
  would choose?
• Q4.Based on what you have learned about group
  shift, which investment do you think Preetis
  family will choose?
• Q5.What are some factors that led to groupthink
  in the cases described here? What can teams do to
  attempt to prevent groupthink from occurring?

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• Q6.How might differences in status among group
  members contribute to groupthink? For example,
  how might lower-status members react to a groups
  decision? Are lower-status members more or less
  likely to be dissenters? Why might higher-status
  group members be mare effective dissenters?
• Q7.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that he
  encourages dissent. Can such norms guard against
  the occurrence of groupthink? As a manager, how
  would you try to cultivate norms that prevent
  groupthink?
• Q8.How might group characteristics such as size
  and cohesiveness affect groupthink?
• Q9.Why is this group a team?
• Q10. Has anyone in this case acted unethically?

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• Q11.What, if any, characteristics of groupthink
  are manifested in the work team?
• Q12.Has Karan been an effective team leader?
  Explain your position.
• Q13.Do you believe that team-building activities
  increase productivity? Why or why not? What other
  factors might be responsible for increases in
  profitability following a corporate retreat?
• Q14.What are some other ways besides those
  described here to build effective teams and
  increase teamwork among company employees? How
  might these alternatives be better or worse than
  corporate retreats?

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• Q15.What should companies do about employees who
  lack athletic talent but are still pressured to
  participate in physical activities with their
  colleagues? How might poor performance by those
  with low athletic ability affect their status
  within the organization?
• Q16.How might you increase teamwork when team
  members are not often in direct contact with one
  another? Can you think of any electronic
  team-building exercises?
• Q17.What competencies are needed to be creative?
• Q18.Identify methods through which creativity can
  be nurtured.

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