Indeed, research has shown that it is entirely natural for decision-making groups, whatever their motivations and guidelines, to tend to suppress information flow, have extreme attitudes, make extreme judgments, be inflexible in adapting their approach to changing circumstances, and--despite all that--have great confidence in their decisions.
The IRS said the decision to flag certain groups was made by employees at its Cincinnati office, which oversees most tax-exempt organizations.
The plan is to host groups of financial decision-makers to help increase their knowledge and understanding of farming.
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And, following a challenge from Transport 2000 and other environmental pressure groups, the decision is to be judicially reviewed.
Health groups welcomed the decision saying it would check the abuse of patents and open up access to affordable versions of patented medicines.
Labour's Jack Dromey welcomed the government's decision to talk to campaign groups, but said ministers' previous stance showed "how out of touch they are".
The decision angered victims' rights groups and some members of Congress.
Senior IRS officials told the watchdog that the decision to focus on conservative groups had not been influenced by any individual or organisation outside the agency.
The efforts of the local government in charge then focused on participatory approaches to improve the prevailing conditions sharing decision making processes with neighbourhood groups, organizations on the grassroots level and other popular associations.
Argyris described a method for improving the thinking and decision-making of executive groups that involved engaging them both collectively and individually as a coach-facilitator, giving them feedback, challenging their thinking and using focused exercises to help them reflect on how they operate.
Health groups have welcomed the decision, saying it would lead to more affordable versions of patented medicines.
Mr. Obama's decision infuriated many Democrats and environmental groups, who say he sided with polluters over public health.
Consumer groups welcomed the OFT decision to refer store cards to the Commission.
Environmental groups suggest the whaling decision may add to pressure on the economy.
Coming off of hosting the 2007 Final Four, these groups made the bold decision to place a bid one year later, in 2008.
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The court's decision will be welcomed by business groups that criticise NLRB decisions that make it easier for labour groups to organise new members.
As foreign groups fretted over the decision, the Bar Council responded to the circular by claiming it was up to the presiding judge to make the final decision.
Civil liberties groups are calling the decision a landmark event.
The Supreme Court is due to rule soon on whether it is constitutional to establish quotas at Brazil's universities for different ethnic groups, in a decision that pits the melting-pot view of Brazilian history against the quilombola view.
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Do the groups who refuse the planning decision have to pay if they lose and if not, why not?
And that, according to acting Commissioner Steven Miller, who just resigned, the problem started because the Supreme Court's Citizens' United decision created a surge of requests by political groups for tax-exempt status.
In January, for example, both groups opposed the government's decision to lift, for future projects, a rule known as Press Note 18 that acted as a deterrent to investment by giving Indian firms a veto over their foreign joint-venture partners' other investments in India.
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Environment and animal welfare groups are also emerging to condemn the decision to continue the hunt.
Due to a three-decade-old court decision, the newspaper could only publish data aggregating groups of 10 doctors or more.
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In the letter, Mr Rogers said the decision had been made following a discussion with different groups in the town.
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The budget decision will mean cuts in grants to local voluntary groups, reductions in street cleaning and increased charges for leisure centres.
The Federal Reserve delayed its decision twice before approving the acquisition as some consumer groups argued that the deal would result in another too big to fail bank and would pose a risk to the U.S. financial system.
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The two groups have opposed a planning inspector's decision to approve the plant.
Press freed groups say they're alarmed by the decision, NPR's Juan Forero reports.
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