Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Formal Group, Motivation, Slacker
19 Dec 2015
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Interaction is the most basic aspect of a group. Channel individual effort in a channeled direction ex. Informal group work- groups that emerge naturally in response to common interests of organizational members. Typical stages of group development: forming: testing the waters , storming: conflict emerges, confrontation over members, sorting out roles and responsibilities are often an issue here. Issues happen earlier than later: norming: members resold issues that provoked the storming. Norms are agreed too: performing: with its social structure sorted out the group devotes its energies toward task accomplishment. Achievement, creativity, and assistance are themes of this stage: adjourning: rites and rituals ( ceremonies and parties) the stages model is a good tool for monitoring and troubleshooting how groups are developing. Punctuated equilibrium (first meeting, midpoint change in group activity, completion) Midpoint transition occurs at halfway point of groups deadline. Marks a change in the groups approach, how they manage change is critical.
