A GENERAL MODEL FOR GROUP DYNAMICS

PHASE ONE
TYPE OF GROUP REASONS FOR GROUP FORMATION

PHASE TWO

GROUP DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE

STAGES FACTORS
1. MUTUAL ACCEPTANCE
COMPOSITION
2. COMMUNICATION AND
DECISION-MAKING SIZE

3. MOTIVATION AND NORMS

PRODUCTIVITY COHESIVENESS
4. CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION

PHASE THREE : MATURE GROUP

GROUP CHARACTERISTICS MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS
INTERDEPENDENT
PRODUCTIVE COORDINATED
ADAPTIVE COOPERATIVE
COMPETENT
MOTIVATED
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COMMUNICATIVE
 DEFINITION OF A GROUP

A GROUP IS TWO OR MORE PEOPLE

WHO INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER
SUCH THAT EACH PERSON INFLUENCES
AND INFLUENCED BY EACH OTHER
PERSON.

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 TYPES OF GROUPS

1. FORMAL GROUPS –
FORMAL GROUPS ARE ESTABLISHED BY
ORGANIZATIONS

2. INFORMAL GROUPS –
INFORMAL GROUPS ARE FORMED BY
THEIR MEMBERS

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 REASONS FOR GROUP
FORMATION

1. PEOPLE LIVE IN GROUPS.

2. PEOPLE AFFECT GROUPS AND GET

AFFECTED BY GROUPS.

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 REASONS FOR GROUP FORMATION (cont…)

INTERPERSONAL GOALS
ATTRACTION HONOUR SOCIETIES
SORORITIES

INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
NEED
BOUNDARY
SATISFACTION

INTERPERSONAL ACTIVITIES GOALS SOCIAL INTERPERSONAL

ATTRACTION IDENTIFICATION ATTRACTION
OF THE GROUP
LOCATION SORORITIES

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 GROUP DEVELOPMENT
1. MUTUAL ACCEPTANCE
(FORMING)

2. COMMUNICATION AND DECISION

(STORMING)

3. MOTIVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY

(NORMING)

4. CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION

(PERFORMING)
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GROUP PERFORMANCE FACTORS

• COMPOSITION

HOMOGENEOUS

HETEROGENEOUS

• SIZE
• NORMS
• COHESIVENESS

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 GROUP CHARACTERISTICS

• PRODUCTIVE

• ADAPTIVE

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GROUP MEMBERS CHARACTERISTICS

• INTERDEPENDENT
• COORDINATED
• COOPERATIVE
• COMPETENT
• MOTIVATED
• COMMUNICATIVE

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 GROUP V/S TEAM
1. THE WORK GROUP HAS A STRONG, CLEARLY FOCUSED
LEADER; THE TEAM HAS SHARED LEADERSHIP ROLES.
2. THE WORK GROUP HAS INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY; THE
TEAM HAS INDIVIDUAL AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY.
3. THE WORK GROUP’S PURPOSE IS THE SAME AS THE
ORGANIZATION; THE TEAM HAS A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
4. THE WORK GROUP HAS INDIVIDUAL WORK-PRODUCTS; THE
TEAM HAS COLLECTIVE WORK PRODUCTS.
5. THE WORK GROUP RUNS EFFICIENT MEETINGS; THE TEAM
ENCOURAGES OPEN-ENDED, ACTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
MEETINGS.
6. THE WORK GROUP MEASURES EFFECTIVENESS INDIRECTLY
(FOR EXAMPLE, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE OVERALL
BUSINESS); THE TEAM MEASURES PERFORMANCE DIRECTLY
BY ASSESSING COLLECTIVE WORK-PRODUCTS.
7. THE WORK GROUP DISCUSSES, DECIDES, AND DELEGATES;
THE TEAM DISCUSSES, DECIDES, AND DOES REAL WORK
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