PSYCH 338 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Formal System, Virtual Team, Social Loafing
7 Mar 2016
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Group: two or more people interacting interpedently to achieve a common goal. Informal groups: groups that emerge naturally in response to the common interests of organizational members committees. Leaders and trainers have observed that many groups develop through a series of stages over time. The stages model is a good tool for monitoring and troubleshooting how groups are developing. Punctuated equilibrium model: a model of group development that describes how groups with deadlines are affected by their first meetings and crucial midpoint transition. Equilibrium means stability, and the research revealed apparent stretches of group stability punctuated by a critical first meeting, a midpoint change in group activity, and a rush to task completion. Group structure refers to the characteristics of the stable social organization of a group- the way a group is put together . In practice, most work groups, including task forces and committees usually have between 3 and 20 members member decreases.
