A

PRESENTATION
ON
GROUP COHESIVENESS

Submitted To

Submitted By

Mrs. Sapna Arora

Jayoti Bala

Assistant Professor

Roll No 1111310014

Introduction to Group Cohesiveness

Group

Two or more people who interact regularly

to accomplish a common purpose or goal.

Cohesiveness

The extent to which members are loyal and

committed to the group; the degree of mutual
attractiveness within the group.

Attributes of a Cohesive Group

The members share the group goals and have

common interests.
The number of members is relatively small.
The members are in constant touch with each other
and have very effective interpersonal communication.
High group loyalty.
Members interact among themselves quite frequently.
Members keep themselves attached to the group as
they feel that their needs would satisfied by the
group.

Types of Cohesion

Task Cohesion the degree to which

members of a group work together to
achieve common goals

Social Cohesion reflects the degree to

which members of a team like each
other and enjoy each others company

Stages of
Group
Developme
nt

Factors that Increase Group

Cohesiveness

Inter-group competition

Personal attraction

Favorable evaluation

Agreement on Goals

Interaction

Factors that decrease Cohesiveness

Large group size

Disagreement on goals

Intra-group competition

Domination

Unpleasant experiences

The Interaction Between Cohesiveness

and Performance Norms

Importance of Group Cohesiveness

It has been found by studies that the

output of a cohesive group tends to be
more uniform than that of the members
of
the less cohesive group. More
cohesive a group is more would be the
productivity.

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