Organizational communications in Hong Kong: a cultural approach to groupthink
Corporate Communications: An International Journal
ISSN: 1356-3289
Article publication date: 1 December 2005
Abstract
Purpose
The term, groupthink, refers to group over‐cohesiveness that causes defective decision making. The purpose of this theoretical paper is to explore common Chinese cultural characteristics which have the potential to lead to symptoms of groupthink within the Hong Kong organizational environment.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology called “quality function deployment” was applied to measure the relationships between a set of predefined Chinese cultural factors and the groupthink symptoms.
Findings
This research found that among all the Chinese cultural factors, the aspect of status has a strong relationship with the symptoms of groupthink.
Originality/value
This paper provides useful insights into aspects of groupthink and Chinese cultural characteristics.
Keywords
Citation
Sai On Ko, A. (2005), "Organizational communications in Hong Kong: a cultural approach to groupthink", Corporate Communications: An International Journal, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 351-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/13563280510630142
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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