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Group Cohesiveness - Presentation
Group Cohesiveness - Presentation
Group Cohesiveness - Presentation
Cohesiveness
... ... help to encourage and improve a group's cohesiveness. In order for a
group to work well together and be sucessful in reaching its goal there must
be some level of group cohesiveness. The following page is here to provide:
a definition of and general information on group
cohesiveness
Groups that are more cohesive have positive interactions with one
another. People are more friendly and there is an increased feeling of the
group as a whole. As a result, the group acts as a whole not as individuals.
1. How many of your group members fit what you feel to be the ideal of a
good group member?
2. To what degree do you feel that you are included by the group in the
group's activities?
3. How attractive do you find the activities in which you participate as a
member of your group?
5. If you were asked to participate in another project like this one, would
you like to be with the same people in the group?
6. How well do you like the group you are in?
9. Compared to other groups like yours, how well would you imagine
your group
works together?
1. Do you feel that you are really a part of your work group?
- really a part of your work group
- included in most ways
- included in some ways, but not in others
- don't feel I really belong
- don't work with any one group of people
- not ascertained
2. If you had the chance to do the same kind of work, for the same pay
in
another work group, how would you feel about moving?
- would want very much to move
- would rather move than stay where I am
- would make no difference to me
- would want very much to stay where I am
- not ascertained
3. How does your group compare with other similar groups on each of
the
following points?
- the way members get along
- the way members stick together
- the way members help each other on the job
For Permanent Groups: Here is a list of four things that can be done or
worked on within a more established group to make it 'stick together'.
Try to make the group more need satifying for the members. In
other words, rebuild the activities to become more satisfying to the
needs of the members. Remember fufilling individuals needs is a big
factor that contributes to the level of cohesiveness in a group.
For Less Permanent Groups: Here is a list of four things that can be done
to help a group that won't be together for a long period of time feel more
like a whole.
Develop a strong identity as a group. This can be done at the first
meeting by having a name for the group or a group insignia (such as a
symbol that represents the group).
For All Groups: Here is an activity that can be used by any group in order
to increase group cohesiveness.
Conformity
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Source: Schultz, Beatrice G.; Communicating in the Small Group, Harper
and Row Publishers, NY, 1989
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