Many thanks for going to so much trouble for me. These will be useful
resources,
Cheers
Kerry
At 22:21 17/03/98 EST, you wrote:
>
>Kerry,
>
>I returned home on Friday and it has taken a little time to find the materials
>I mentioned to you re. "Groupthink". Here they are.
>
>"A Major Malfunction . . .A pedagogical documentary about organizational
>politics, ethics, and decision-making" By Dr. Mark Maier. This is a
>comprehensive three-part video program and instructional module that is much
>less pedantic than its title implies. It includes interviews with the NASA
>accountant and Thiokol engineer who were most active in trying to raise
>awareness about the booster seal problem. Dr. Maier has moved on but the
>program is still available from:
>
> The State University of New York at Binghamton
> School of Education & Human Development
> Binghamton, New York 13902-6000
> Tel: 607-777-2841
>
>You will find Diane Vaughan's ("The Challenger Launch Decision") revisionist
>approach to not be all that different from Maier's work.
>
>"Groupthink in Government, A Study of Small Groups and Policy Failure" by
>Paul 'T Hart is the book I mentioned that I had not read yet. It looks like
>it extends Janis' thinking and uses as its chief examples the Iran-Contra
>Affair, the Vietnam quagmire and the Watergate mess--a refreshing break from
>the usual Groupthink "suspects" already analyzed to death: the Cuban Missile
>Crisis and Challenger accident. The address is:
>
> Johns Hopkins University Press
> 2715 North Charles Street
> Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4319
>
>Finally, I believe I mentioned the "GroupThink Index" developed by Dr. Rollin
>Glaser. It is a personal inventory and includes scoring and interpretive
>materials. It is available from a catalog:
>
> The HRD Quarterly
> 2002 Renaissance Boulevard, Suite 100
> King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
> Tel: 800-633-4533
>
>If I remember correctly, you were already aware of the training film produced
>by CRM Films and Dr. Vaughan's new book.
>
>I hope this information is of use to you.
>
>
>Tom Heinzer
>Aerospace Research Group
>Tel: 817-488-9161 Fax: 817-421-5418
>
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