MAN 320F Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Informal Sector, Hawthorne Effect, Group Cohesiveness
23 Dec 2016
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Group - two or more individuals interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives. Formal group - a designated work group defined by the organization"s structure. Informal group - a group that is neither formally structured nor organizationally determined; appears in response to the need for social contact. Command group - a group composed of the individuals who report directly to a given manager; all of these groups are also task groups, but not vice versa. Task group - those working together to complete a job task. Interest group - those working together to attain a specific objective with which each is concerned. Friendship group - those brought together because they share one or more common characteristics. Five-stage group-development model - the five distinct stages groups go through: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Forming stage - the first stage in group development, characterized by much uncertainty.
