Why Work Group Are Formed?
Introduction
A group is a team of people, who are motivated to join, perceive each other as members and interact with each other. A group may also be defined as two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives. So simply congregation of people is not a group. Congregation of person must satisfy three conditions to become a group. There are:
□ People must interact each other, □ They must psychologically recognize each other and □ They should perceive themselves as a group.
The term group can be defined in a number of different ways, depending on the perspective that is taken. A comprehensive definition would say that if a group exists in an organization, its members: □ Are motivated to join □ Perceive the group as a unified unit of interacting people □ Contribute in various amounts to the group processes (that is, some people contribute more time or energy to the group than do others) □ Reach agreements and have disagreements through various forms of interaction
Individuals formed group for the following reasons- □ To satisfy mutual interests □ To achieve security □ To fill social needs □ To fill need for self esteem.
Groups are formed mainly for two reasons, the first is to make administration of individuals easier and the second is to get complex tasks done more effectively. The group is made up of individuals who have individual needs which is turn require team need once they are formed. Different people bring different needs to a group and this sometimes makes it difficult for the group to work effectively. The way a group works together is call “Group Dynamics.”
THE DYNAMICS OF GROUP FORMATION
Why do individuals form into groups? A more comprehensive theory of group formation than mere propinquity comes from the classic theory of
A group is a team of people, who are motivated to join, perceive each other as members and interact with each other. A group may also be defined as two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives. So simply congregation of people is not a group. Congregation of person must satisfy three conditions to become a group. There are:
□ People must interact each other, □ They must psychologically recognize each other and □ They should perceive themselves as a group.
The term group can be defined in a number of different ways, depending on the perspective that is taken. A comprehensive definition would say that if a group exists in an organization, its members: □ Are motivated to join □ Perceive the group as a unified unit of interacting people □ Contribute in various amounts to the group processes (that is, some people contribute more time or energy to the group than do others) □ Reach agreements and have disagreements through various forms of interaction
Individuals formed group for the following reasons- □ To satisfy mutual interests □ To achieve security □ To fill social needs □ To fill need for self esteem.
Groups are formed mainly for two reasons, the first is to make administration of individuals easier and the second is to get complex tasks done more effectively. The group is made up of individuals who have individual needs which is turn require team need once they are formed. Different people bring different needs to a group and this sometimes makes it difficult for the group to work effectively. The way a group works together is call “Group Dynamics.”
THE DYNAMICS OF GROUP FORMATION
Why do individuals form into groups? A more comprehensive theory of group formation than mere propinquity comes from the classic theory of
References: * Organizational Behavior (Tenth Edition) - Luthans, Fred. (2005). * Managing Human Resources (Fourth Edition) - Mejia, Gomez. Balkin, David & Cardy, Rober. (2006). * Organizational Behavior (Seventh Edition) - Robbins, P., Stephen. (1996).