COMMERCE 1BA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Group Cohesiveness, Stress Management, Absenteeism
24 Feb 2020
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11 p. 414-423: describe the 5-stage model of group development. Forming: what are we doing here?, what are others like?, what is our purpose? (informing, everyone"s nice) Storming: conflict often emerges; sorting out roles and responsibilities is often at issue (battles, determining goals, structuring to ensure affective functioning) Norming: norms are agreed on and the group becomes more cohesive (function with clearly decided rules) Performing: the group devotes its energies toward task accomplishment. A model of group development that describes how groups with deadlines are affected by their first meetings and crucial midpoint transitions. Phase 1: first meeting to midpoint of existence (precedence is set) Agenda setting, develop assumptions, gather info, little visible progress because you"re preparing. Midpoint transition: need to move forward is apparent (midpoint btw forming group and first performance) (move now, urgency, it"s happening now) Performance difficulties that result from the problems of motivating and coordinating larger groups. The size of a group depends on the task.
