ADM 2336 Study Guide - Group Cohesiveness, Informal Sector, Absenteeism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Informal work groups are groups that emerge naturally in response to the common interests of organizational members. The punctuated equilibrium model is a model of group development that describes how groups with deadlines are affected by their first meetings and crucial midpoint transitions. Equilibrium means stability, and research has revealed that apparent stretches of group stability are punctuated by a critical first meeting, a midpoint change in group activity, and a rush to task completion. Phase 1: this phase begins with the first meeting and continues until the midpoint in the group"s existence. The very first meeting is crucial in setting the agenda for what will happen for the remainder of the phase. Midpoint transition: this transition occurs at exactly the halfway point in time toward the group"s deadline. Phase 2: decisions and approaches adopted at the midpoint get played out in phase 2.