Group Behaviour
Group Behavior
Group Dynamics
A. Introduction and Definition
A.1 Group’s nature and purpose
It is a composition of at least two (2) or more people who share certain common beliefs, interact with one another in a continuing basis, and view themselves as being members of a group- which is a distinct entity- for the purpose of achieving common goals (Vecchio, 1988; Newstrom & Davis, 1997; French, Rees, and Rumbles, 2008).
First of all, before certain individuals get to interact with each other they are most likely to share common beliefs and/or goals which will in turn push them to form a group, meeting for a continuing basis (Vecchio, 1988) until the group’s purpose is achieved. Members of a group are aware of others and of their group. When two (2) or more people form a group, there will be 3 entities all in all: the 2 of them and their relationship which is the group itself (Newstrom & Davis, 1997). A collection of passengers in a jeepney is not a group. But, if these aggregate of persons get irritated by the continued smoking of the jeepney driver despite his seatmate’s requests to stop and together agree to reprimand the driver in order to stop the unwanted act, properties of a group then start to develop. From this example we can see that there was a problem and a need to address it for the common good. Those persons had something on common; they all hate the smoking of the driver furthermore; in addressing the act, an individual seemed not enough. They have to develop consensus and agree on what and how to say and who will say it.
Most importantly, groups exist because it is man’s nature to as a social animal according to Vecchio (1988) to seek the company of others to satisfy his basic social need (Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) of security, love and belongingness1, and self-esteem needs (Kozier, et al., 2004) and to accomplish tasks that are otherwise impossible to accomplish when working alone.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Group Dynamics
A. Introduction and Definition
A.1 Group’s nature and purpose
It is a composition of at least two (2) or more people who share certain common beliefs, interact with one another in a continuing basis, and view themselves as being members of a group- which is a distinct entity- for the purpose of achieving common goals (Vecchio, 1988; Newstrom & Davis, 1997; French, Rees, and Rumbles, 2008).
First of all, before certain individuals get to interact with each other they are most likely to share common beliefs and/or goals which will in turn push them to form a group, meeting for a continuing basis (Vecchio, 1988) until the group’s purpose is achieved. Members of a group are aware of others and of their group. When two (2) or more people form a group, there will be 3 entities all in all: the 2 of them and their relationship which is the group itself (Newstrom & Davis, 1997). A collection of passengers in a jeepney is not a group. But, if these aggregate of persons get irritated by the continued smoking of the jeepney driver despite his seatmate’s requests to stop and together agree to reprimand the driver in order to stop the unwanted act, properties of a group then start to develop. From this example we can see that there was a problem and a need to address it for the common good. Those persons had something on common; they all hate the smoking of the driver furthermore; in addressing the act, an individual seemed not enough. They have to develop consensus and agree on what and how to say and who will say it.
Most importantly, groups exist because it is man’s nature to as a social animal according to Vecchio (1988) to seek the company of others to satisfy his basic social need (Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) of security, love and belongingness1, and self-esteem needs (Kozier, et al., 2004) and to accomplish tasks that are otherwise impossible to accomplish when working alone.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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