Conformity in the workplace refers to following workplace rules as well as adhering to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business and using familiar processes. Examples of conformity ...

Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein's new book “Conformity: The Power of Social Influence” clearly and thoughtfully lays out the familiar case for dissent. Conformity is dangerous, Sunstein ...

There’s nothing unusual about the need to go along with the group. Evolutionists think that it offers a survival advantage, creating a uniform herd that’s less susceptible to dangers. But when it ...

If you want to develop your own creative idea for a project, does it help to study how other people have approached the same task? One classic finding, called the conformity effect, shows that looking ...

A few decades ago, the model for a succeeding in business was built on a platform of employee conformity. Employees masked who they were, leaving their true selves at the office door, and went to ...

Higher morale and greater happiness contribute to the success of clans, religions, sports teams, companies, nations, and any group to which a person belongs. However, groups encourage and sometimes ...

The term COC can mean two different things in Lean Six Sigma management. It can either refer to the “cost of conformance” or ...