Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Study Guide - Conflict Management, Hazing, Agreeableness

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Henry Meredith

Document Summary

General definition: two or more people who perceive themselves as a group and interact in some way. Other definitions: group must involve some degree of structure and permanency. Gordon: for a collection of people to be called a group, (4) criteria must be met: the members of the group must see themselves as a unit. One person does not constitute a group. 2 people is a dyad, three people is a triad and 4-20 people is a small group: the group must provide rewards to its members. Library desk example: anything that happens to one member of the group affects every other member. Corresponding effects: an event that affects one member of a group will affect the other group members. Something significant happens to one person and does not affect any of the other people gathered with her, then the collection of people cannot be considered a group.