1631年,英国剑桥商人霍布森在贩马时,把马匹放出来供顾客挑选,但他又附加了一个条件:只允许挑选最靠近门边的那匹。显然,他的附加条件实际上就等于告诉顾客不能挑选。这种没有选择余地的所谓挑选,被人们讥讽为“霍布森选择效应”。 在我们的工作中,有些现象很与“霍布森选择效应”相类似。比如,有的单位的领导口头上说要听取群众的意见建议,发挥群众的创造性,但在党委(支部)对重大问题进行集体研究决策时,往往是委员们还没有开口,或者虽然大家提出了自己的意见,但没有充分研究讨论,自己就定调拍板,实际上还是将自己的 In 1631, Hobson, a merchant in Cambridge, England, released his horse for pick-up when he was selling his horse, but added a condition that only the one closest to the door should be chosen. Obviously, his additional conditions are actually equal to tell the customer can not be selected. This so-called choice without choice has been ridiculed as “Hobson’s Choice Effect.” In our work, some phenomena are very similar to “Hobson’s Choice Effect.” For example, the leaders of some units verbally say that they should listen to the opinions and suggestions of the masses and give play to their creativeness. However, when the party committee (branch) conducts collective research and decision-making on major issues, the committee members often do not make any statement or, Their own opinions, but did not fully study the discussion, they set their own pace, in fact, still their own