COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Osmosis, Role Conflict, Social Loafing
7 Mar 2014
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Two or more people interacting independently(eventually interdependence) to achieve a common goal. Formal groups are established organizations to facilitate the achievement of org"l goals (they are intentionally designed) Groups could be an important means to reach a desired outcome. (unions, hood watch) reward. Group interactions could be desirable outcomes, the group interactions could be the itself. You join a group since you are attracted people that are similar or join groups of people that are different to learn from them. Stages: motion of prepentcy: storming (2): conflict often emerges; sorting out roles and responsibilities is often at issue. Battling due to differences in goals, priorities, how to structure, roles, rules, norms, methods: adjourning (5): group disperses after achieving goals. You are getting acquainted: performing (4): the group devotes its energies toward task accomplishment, norming (3): norms are agreed on and the group becomes more cohesive. Roles are formed and some sense of how to work through the task.
