The Abilene paradox is a story that shows how the behavior in a group of people is sometimes contrary to what actually these people want to do. Jerry b Harvey is a paradox management expert-authored in his 1988 book The Abilene Paradox and other Meditations on Management, which shows as a family of 4 members (husband, woman and the parents) make a 80-kilometre journey from Coleman, Texas to Abilene on a hot day without wanting to actually do it , but no one dares to say no, to contradict each other.
