Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Role Conflict, Mental Models
23 Oct 2016
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Exam format oct 26th 2016: 2 hours 50 mins. Group: two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common. Exert influence (2 way) by nature, humans are social animals. From the time you enter to the time you leave a group you will be different, in that you have found new skills, communication, etc. Formal work groups: groups that are established by organizations to facilitate the achievement of organizational goals. Informal groups: groups that emerge naturally in response to the common interests of organizational members. Crews: focus on the tools: very little discretion given. Task force: limited engagement focused on completing a task in a given time period: together with a set goal, task discretion given, but not goal discretion. Teams: unlimited engagement focused on building synergy based on the interrelationship between group members: task and goal discretion given. 2 types of group development models: typical stages of group development:
