HROB 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Group Cohesiveness, Organizational Commitment, Role Conflict

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A group consists of two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal. Interaction is the most basic aspect of a group. Interdependence means that group members rely to some degree on each other to accomplish goals. Groups provide a context in which we are able to exert influence on others. Group structure refers to the characteristics of the stable social organization of a group - the (cid:449)a(cid:455) a g(cid:396)oup is (cid:862)put togethe(cid:396). (cid:863) The most basic structural characteristics along which groups vary are size and member diversity. Other structural characteristics are group norms, roles, status, and cohesiveness. The smallest possible group consists of two people, such as a manager and a particular employee. In practice, most work groups, including task forces and committees, usually have between 3 and 20 members. Members of larger groups consistently report less satisfaction with group membership than those in smaller groups.

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