MGT 3200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Group 12 Element, Adjournment, Group Cohesiveness
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Formal groups: deliberately created by the organization: specialized goals and duties for its members. Forming: coming together and getting to know each other. Storming: conflict over who is going to be in charge and delegating duties. Norming: unwritten rules about how people should behave to avoid conflict. As group size increases, effectiveness and friendliness decreases. The desire of group members to remain part of the group. When a group has a high level of cohesiveness, the group sticks together and has a strong sense of oneness. The more cohesive the group is, the more influence they have over its members. Increase: small group size, winning, high group status, external threat. Benefits: high morale/job satisfaction, higher member self-esteem, low turnover, better teamwork. An unwritten rule about how group members should behave in the group. Norms can be either prescriptive (what you should do) or proscriptive (what you shouldn"t do) High cohesive groups are a double-edged sword.
