The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management¶
Harvey, J. B. (1988). The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management. Lexington Books.
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- Abilene Paradox
- In scientific communities it is the research program continued past productivity because individual investigators each assume their colleagues still believe in it.
This sourceOriginating account of the paradox (and its founding Texas anecdote): groups taking actions no member privately wants because each misreads the others' assent, with applications to organizations and ongoing programs.
- In scientific communities it is the research program continued past productivity because individual investigators each assume their colleagues still believe in it.
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