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Organizations tend to have both a formal and an informal structure.

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Economic inequality in the United States has risen steadily over the past three to four decades.

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Workers assigned to complete small tasks along a conveyor belt that determines the rate of their work with no negotiation or ability to alter the pace for their human needs is an example of what?

Sarah Smith has a reputation at work as being a "by the book" person who regardless of the outcome follows the rules and insists that her employees do the same even if it negatively impacts productivity or morale. Sarah Smith's rigid work approach is an example of:

The Soloman Asch study conducted in 1956, examined ___________.

A ________ is a leader who helps maintain the cohesion of a group and oversees the emotional-based needs of group members.

Sociologists find that individuals in groups are more likely to take risks than they would take when acting alone. This tendency is called ___________.

What is groupthink? Why and how does it occur? Who is at risk for groupthink? Provide an example of groupthink.