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    Foundations of Group

    Behavior

    Chapter 8 1
    Defining and
    Classifying Groups
    Command Groups
    Formal
    Task Groups

    Interest Groups
    Informal
    Friendship Groups
    Chapter 8 2
    Stages of Group Development
    Prestage I Stage I Stage II
    Forming Storming

    Stage III Stage IV Stage V


    Norming Performing Adjourning

    Chapter 8 3
    Group Behavior Model
    Group
    Group
    Member
    Task
    Resources

    External Performance
    Group
    Conditions and
    Processes
    Satisfaction

    Group
    Structure

    Chapter 8 4
    External Conditions
    Imposed on the Group
    • Overall strategy • Employee selection
    • Authority structures • Evaluation-rewards
    • Formal regulations
    • Culture
    • Resources
    • Work setting

    Chapter 8 5
    The Resources
    of Group Members

    Knowledge,
    Personality
    Skills, and
    Characteristics
    Abilities
    Chapter 8 6
    Identity Expectations

    Group
    Roles
    Conflict Perception

    Chapter 8 7
    Performance Appearance

    Group
    Norms
    Resources Arrangement

    Chapter 8 8
    Conformity to Group Norms

    ❖❖❖ Studies by Solomon Asch ❖❖❖

    X A B C

    Chapter 8 9
    Status in the Group

    Norms Equity

    Culture

    Chapter 8 10
    Size of the Group
    • Small groups

    • Large groups

    • Social loafing

    • Individual effort

    Chapter 8 11
    The Composition
    of the Group

    Diversity
    Demography
    Cohorts

    Chapter 8 12
    Cohesiveness-Productivity Relationship
    Cohesiveness
    High Low
    Performance Norms

    High Moderate
    High
    Productivity Productivity

    Low Moderate to Low


    Low
    Productivity Productivity

    Chapter 8 13
    Effects of Group Processes
    Process
    ProcessGains
    Gains

    Synergy
    Synergy

    Potential
    Potential Potential
    Potential
    Group
    Group Group
    Group
    Effectiveness
    Effectiveness Effectiveness
    Effectiveness

    Process
    ProcessLosses
    Losses

    Social
    SocialLoafing
    Loafing

    Chapter 8 14
    Group Decision Making

    Advantages Disadvantages

     More Diversity of Views  Dominant Individuals


     Increased information  Unclear Responsibility
     Higher-quality decisions  Time and money costs

     Improved Commitment  Conformity pressures


    Chapter 8 15
    Accuracy Creativity

    Group Effectiveness
    and Efficiency

    Speed Acceptance

    Chapter 8 16
    Group Decision
    Making

    Groupthin Groupshift
    k

    Chapter 8 17
    Interacting Brainstorming

    Techniques for Group


    Decision Making

    Nominal Electronic
    Chapter 8 18

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