INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE ORGANIZATIONS

(MY REFLECTION)

Group members must conform to make decisions. Conformity occurs when

members choose the course of action that the majority favors. For instance, a group
may have a norm that requires group consensus before it can adopt a course of action.
A group consensus exists if every member of the group is willing to accept a proposal.
Every person in the group must eventually conform to some decision, or the group
remains stalemated.

Another group might have a norm that a voting majority will dictate what the
group does. In this case, only a majority of the members must conform to an option.
However, all group members need to conform to the idea that "majority rule" is the
accepted procedure. Hence, group members in any kind of group must conform in
some way before the group can successfully reach any decision. Without conformity,
the group will stand still. We can take this idea a step further. Members must conform
to some operating procedure before the group can perform any task, including the task
of making a decision.

Conformity is essential before a group can reach a decision. In this chapter, I

learned that conformity plays a very important role to accomplish anything and to
come up on to a better decision in an organization. Being a teacher, we must always
consider things outside of our preferences to broaden up our experiences and
learnings. Therefore, we should learn the value of consensus or conformity for us to
have a smooth flow in obtaining our common goal.

Prepared by:

JULIETA G. ASUNCION