A compulsion by decision-makers to maintain each other's approval, even at the cost of critical thinking and good judgment, is called the halo effect.

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The described phenomenon is known as "groupthink." The halo effect refers to the bias where one's overall impression of a person, company, brand, or product influences one's feelings and thoughts about that entity's character or properties.

A Compulsion by Decision-Makers to Maintain Each Other's Approval, Even