Foundations of Group Behavior What are you responsible to learn? Differentiate between formal and informal groups Compare two models of group development Explain how group interaction can be analyzed Identify the key factors in explaining group behavior Explain how role requirements change in different situations Describe how norms exert influence on an individual’s behavior Define social loafing and its effect on group performance
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of Group Behavior - Presentation Transcript 1. THE FOUNDATIONS OF GROUP BEHAVIOR AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR By: Stephen Robbins & Timothy Judge Prepared by: GREGAR DONAVEN E. VALDEHUEZA‚ MBA Lourdes College Instructor 2. Learning Objectives * Differentiate between formal and informal groups. * Compare two models of group development. * Explain how role requirements change in different situations. * Describe how norms exert influence on
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INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AT WORK Personality Conflict‚ stress & change Individual behavior at work Ability & aptitude What is Personality? Traits & types The big five factors Slefl & self-image Personality & work behavior Perception Attitude What is personality? Personality is the total pattern of characteristic ways of thinking‚ feeling and behaving that constitute the individual’s distinctive method of relating to the environment. Debate about how far the factors of heredity (nature) and environment
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(2012). Are groups more rational than individuals? A review of interactive decision making in groups. Behavioral Economics‚ 2701. Wrong citation!! 1. Abstract a. Evidence suggests groups are more rational than individuals. 2. Introduction a. For the most part‚ evidence suggests groups are more rational than individuals b. For the most part‚ groups seem to be more strongly motivated by payoff maximization. c. For the most part‚ groups tend to be more competitive than individuals 3. Brief review
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Group Behavior in the Workplace Antoinette T Harris Organizational Behavior‚ MGT 412 Instructor: Nikki Follis December 7‚ 2010 Group Behavior in the Workplace Introduction Group Behavior is well defined as‚ situations that allows people to interact in large or small groups. These individuals working together may begin to coordinate their behavior by acting in a certain way to achieve a goal that differs from what each person would do if acting alone. Group dynamics‚ combined with great leadership
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Chapter 9 Foundations of Group Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE Defining and Classifying Groups 1. Which one of the following characteristics is not necessarily true about groups? a. Group members are interdependent. b. Groups have two or more members. c. Groups have assigned goals. d. Groups interact. e. Groups have particular objectives. (c; Moderate; Groups; p. 284) 2. What sort of groups is defined by the organization’s structure? a. informal
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appropriate evidence from Chapter 5‚ describe how groups can influence people in positive and in negative ways. In this essay‚ I am going to describe how groups can influence people in a positive and in a negative ways. I will be using evidence drawn from Chapter 5 of the study text ‘’Starting with psychology’’ Spoors et al (2011). It is in a human nature to be a part of a social group. Belonging to a group‚ such as family‚ clubs‚ sport teams or group of friends‚ give us support‚ it make us feel
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title: ‘Individuals will complete a task more efficiently and effectively than a group. And training in group dynamics‚ whilst interesting‚ has no practical value as a means of increasing the standard of group performance’ (Mullins‚ 2007‚ p296). Essay This essay is going to examine the main differences between the work of individuals and the work of a group. The perception of the author of the essay title basically states that there are more benefits than drawbacks in the individual work when
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Exercise on group behavior 1. Based on knowledge from your company group relate to and explain the 5-stage group development model and the punctuated equilibrium model (both very important for exam. Group analysis based on 5-stage model: * Forming. Firs task was to find out people with the same level of motivation‚ expectations and similar point of view through the vision of business idea. After finally forming the company group another task was to find out the purpose of the project
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INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AT WORK The operation effect of an organization mostly depends on the behavior of individuals within it. It is essential for managers to have deep understanding about how people behave differently over time‚ in different circumstances‚ and with different people. Only when managers know what types of behavior make their employees work effectively can they able to encourage or change the behavior of employees. This helps increase their contribution to the organization and then
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