You Called a Group Decision-Making Meeting with Your Team Today

Multiple Choice

You called a group decision-making meeting with your team today to get their help in deciding how best to compete with two new competitors that recently opened nearby.The meeting has run over two hours already, and you're starting to get worried about all the work that's being left undone in the meantime.You've also noticed that one of your newest managers, Patel, agrees with everything one of your most senior managers, Rosa, says, even though he sometimes seems a little reluctant to do so.Patel's behavior is an example of __________.

A) groupthink
B) domination and goal displacement
C) social loafing
D) conformity