Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Study Guide - Social Loafing, Role Conflict, Group Cohesiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Victoria Digby

Document Summary

Group: 2 or more individuals interacting interdependently for a purpose but not a common goal; not co-dependent. Doesn"t need to be face-to-face or verbal. They are important because they: exert tremendous influence on us (acquire believe, values, attitudes and behaviours, they provide a context in which we are able to exert influence on others. Team: a group whose collective effort is greater than individual input working towards a common goal (a selfless mindset) Formal (feas group) and informal (ob class) ***know the differences. Informal: groups the emerge naturally in response to the common interest of organizations members. Groups do not develop in a universal sequence (seen above); the addition of one person can change the dynamics of that team: the stages are just a theoretical model (equilibrium) The time of when groups form and change (the way they work) is consistent groups can get stuck at certain stages; can"t quite get all the way.