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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
Toward a Better Understanding of the Relationships among Received
Wisdom, Groupthink, and Organizational Ethical Culture
Author(s): Ronald R. Sims, William I. Sauser
Citation: Ronald R. Sims, William I. Sauser, (2013) "Toward a Better Understanding of the Relationships among Received Wisdom, Groupthink, and Organizational Ethical Culture," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 14, Iss. 4, pp. 75 - 90
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
In this article we (a) describe our perspective on ‘received wisdom’ and ‘groupthink’ and how these
phenomena affect organizational ethical culture, (b) provide numerous examples of the negative effects of
‘unwise’ received wisdom and groupthink on poor ethical decisions and actions taken by organizations in
recent history, (c) discuss our concept of ethical organizational cultures based on character, and (d)
outline intentional steps organizational leaders can take to see that received wisdom leads to an ethical
organizational culture based on character.
