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Abilene paradox

social phenomenon in which a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that is counter to the preferences of many or all of the individuals in the group
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Abilene paradox

Summary

Abilene paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #40 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abilene paradox authored Jerry B. Harvey[3].
  • Abilene paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].
  • Abilene is named after Abilene paradox[5].
  • Abilene paradox's subclass of is recorded as social phenomenon[6].
  • Abilene paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01gncc[7].
  • Abilene paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777222086[8].
  • Abilene paradox's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/AbileneParadox[9].
  • Abilene paradox's IGI Global Dictionary ID is recorded as 179[10].

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Works and Contributions

Abilene paradox authored Jerry B. Harvey[3].

Why It Matters

Abilene paradox draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #40 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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