Toward a Better Understanding of the Relationships among Received Wisdom, Groupthink, and Organizational Ethical Culture

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.

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