AV# 10972
The Abilene Paradox (CC)


Behavior in Business Series


Video Cassette - 26/28 minutes - Color - 2002/1984



What starts four people on a fifty mile trip to Abilene, Texas, that nobody really wanted to make? This video by Jerry Harvey analyzes organizational dynamics, showing how a well-intentioned but misguided consensus can steer an organization into activiti es that directly contradict individual desires and defeat group purposes. Also presents insights on how to skip the trip to Abilene. Videotape includes second and first editions of the program. Study guide available. Second edition letterboxed. Closed ca ptioned.


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