Practicing Success
Extreme cohesiveness can sometimes lead to disastrous decisions and interfere with effective leadership. This consequence of extreme cohesiveness is identified as : |
Group Polarisation Obedience Group Think Conformity |
Group Think |
Cohesiveness refers to togetherness, binding, or mutual attraction among group members. As the group becomes more cohesive, group members start to think, feel and act as a social unit, and less like isolated individuals. Members of a highly cohesive group have a greater desire to remain in the group in comparison to those who belong to low cohesive groups. Cohesiveness refers to the team spirit or ‘we feeling’ or a sense of belongingness to the group. It is difficult to leave a cohesive group or to gain membership of a group which is highly cohesive. Extreme cohesiveness however, may sometimes not be in a group’s interest. Psychologists have identified the phenomenon of groupthink which is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness. |