Migp
Groups & Team behavior
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Group
• Defining a group : • Two or more people constitute a group if... • There is interaction among members • Shared goals • People see themselves as members of the group
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Why do groups form?
• The similarity-attraction effect:• We like people who are similar to us in some way. • Exposure:• We like people whom we have been exposed to repeatedly. • Reciprocity:• We like people who like us.
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Why People Join Groups
• Security • Status • Affiliation • Power • Goal Achievement
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Types of Groups
Interest
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Types of Groups
1. formal - Formal groups are deliberately created by the organization in order to help the organizational members achieve some of the important organizational goals. 2. informal groups. The informal groups, in contrast, develop rather spontaneously among an organization’s members without any direction from the organizational authorities.
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Types of formal groups
• • • • Command group Task groups Standing committee Task force / ad hoc committee
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Types of formal groups
• Command group
• Is determined by the organizational chart describing the approved formal connections between individuals in an organization. • Eg: Director and the faculty members in a business school.
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Types of formal groups
• Task groups • Comprising of some individuals with special interest or expertise, are created by the organizational authorities to work together in order to complete a specific task. • It can be cross functional in nature. • Eg :people working on a particular project.
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Types of formal groups
• Standing committee
• is a permanent committee in an organization to deal with some specific types of problems that may arise more or less on a regular basis.
• Eg: The standing committee in a university to discuss various academic and
ligo@macfast.org
Group
• Defining a group : • Two or more people constitute a group if... • There is interaction among members • Shared goals • People see themselves as members of the group
ligo@macfast.org
Why do groups form?
• The similarity-attraction effect:• We like people who are similar to us in some way. • Exposure:• We like people whom we have been exposed to repeatedly. • Reciprocity:• We like people who like us.
ligo@macfast.org
Why People Join Groups
• Security • Status • Affiliation • Power • Goal Achievement
ligo@macfast.org
Types of Groups
Interest
ligo@macfast.org
Types of Groups
1. formal - Formal groups are deliberately created by the organization in order to help the organizational members achieve some of the important organizational goals. 2. informal groups. The informal groups, in contrast, develop rather spontaneously among an organization’s members without any direction from the organizational authorities.
ligo@macfast.org
Types of formal groups
• • • • Command group Task groups Standing committee Task force / ad hoc committee
ligo@macfast.org
Types of formal groups
• Command group
• Is determined by the organizational chart describing the approved formal connections between individuals in an organization. • Eg: Director and the faculty members in a business school.
ligo@macfast.org
Types of formal groups
• Task groups • Comprising of some individuals with special interest or expertise, are created by the organizational authorities to work together in order to complete a specific task. • It can be cross functional in nature. • Eg :people working on a particular project.
ligo@macfast.org
Types of formal groups
• Standing committee
• is a permanent committee in an organization to deal with some specific types of problems that may arise more or less on a regular basis.
• Eg: The standing committee in a university to discuss various academic and