Why Big Pharma employees "go along to get along" contd.

Groupthink .

Group cohesion will only lead to groupthink if one of the following two antecedent conditions is present:

Structural faults in the organization: insulation of the group, lack of tradition of impartial leadership, lack of norms requiring methodological procedures, homogeneity of members' social background and ideology.

Provocative situational context: high stress from external threats, recent failures, excessive difficulties on the decision-making task, moral dilemmas.