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 In the science of [[https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-psychology.html|social psychology]], there is a phenomenon called “[[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-diffusion-of-responsibility-2795095|Diffusion of Responsibility]]”, whereby each person feels a decreased sense of responsibility when they’re part of a group. For example, in emergency situations, individuals feel less responsibility to respond or call for help if they know that there are others also watching the situation. They assume that someone else either has or will, take action. In the science of [[https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-psychology.html|social psychology]], there is a phenomenon called “[[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-diffusion-of-responsibility-2795095|Diffusion of Responsibility]]”, whereby each person feels a decreased sense of responsibility when they’re part of a group. For example, in emergency situations, individuals feel less responsibility to respond or call for help if they know that there are others also watching the situation. They assume that someone else either has or will, take action.
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   * Certifications (e.g., Certificate of Conformance/Conformity (CoC), Certificates of Analysis CoA))   * Certifications (e.g., Certificate of Conformance/Conformity (CoC), Certificates of Analysis CoA))
  
-The more people who are required to approve (“sign off” on) on various documents prior to their release, the greater the diffusion of responsibility. This is a strategy (consciously) used by many insecure (or inept) managers to create a sense of “plausible deniability”. If a mistake is made, then the manager has multiple candidates upon whom to assign blame (in order to protect himself or herself from being held accountable).+The more people who are required to approve (“sign off” on) various documents prior to their release, the greater the diffusion of responsibility. This is a strategy (consciously) used by many insecure (or inept) managers to create a sense of “plausible deniability”. If a mistake is made, then the manager has multiple candidates upon whom to assign blame (in order to protect himself or herself from being held accountable).
  
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