GROUP PROPERTY 4: SIZE

MAMITHA MEENA SEQUEIRA

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 The size of a group is measured
by the number of full-time members
who work together to achieve the
group’s goals.

 Smaller groups are faster at completing tasks

than larger ones
 Individual perform better in smaller groups
 In problem solving, larger groups consistently get
better marks than their smaller counterparts.
 SOCIAL LOAFING
The tendency for individuals to expend less effort
when working collectively than when working
individually.
 Set group goals
 increase intergroup competition
 engage in peer evaluation
 select highly motivated people who prefer
working in groups.
 base group rewards in part on each member’s
unique contributions.
Group Size Advantages
SMALLER GROUPS
 Interactions are not
frequent.
 Information is more easily
shared.
 Recognize their
contributions to the group.
 Motivated and committed
to the group’s goals.
 Group members are
Satisfied.
LARGER GROUPS
 Groups has many resources
at its goals, including
members’ skills, abilities,
knowledge, and experience.
 They have greater division
of labor, which focus on
particular tasks so they
generally become skilled at
performing them.
GROUP PROPERTY 5:
COHESIVENESS
 The degree to which members are
attracted to each other and motivated to stay
in the group.
Some work groups are cohesive because
the members have spent a great deal of time
together, or the group’s small size facilitates
high interaction , or external threats have
brought members close together.
To encourage group cohesiveness :
1.Make the group smaller,
2. Encourage agreement with group goals,
3. Increase the time members spend
together,
4. Increase the group’s status and the
perceived difficulty of attaining
membership,
5. Stimulate competition with other groups,
6. Give rewards to the group rather than to
individual members, and
7. Physically isolate t
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