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Foundations of Group Behavior
Foundations of Group Behavior
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
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
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
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
Group Effectiveness
and Efficiency
Speed Acceptance
Chapter 8 16
Group Decision
Making
Groupthin Groupshift
k
Chapter 8 17
Interacting Brainstorming
Nominal Electronic
Chapter 8 18