BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Social Loafing, Fax, Virtual Team
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Group: two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal. Interaction is most basic aspect of group suggests who is in the group and who"s not. Interdependence group members rely to some degree to accomplish goals. Groups exert a tremendous influence on us are social mechanisms where we acquire beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviours. Groups provide context in which we"re able to exert influence on others. Formal work groups: groups established by organizations to facilitate achievement of organizational goals. Designed to channel individual effort in an appropriate direction (e. g. manager and employee) Task forces and project teams are temporary groups to meet specific goals or to solve particular problems (e. g. productivity improvement) Committees are permanent groups that handle recurrent assignments outside usual work group structures. Informal groups: groups that emerge naturally in response to common interests of organizational members. Seldom sanctioned by organization; can help or hurt organization.
