MGHB02H3 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 - Groups and Teamwork

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Group two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal. Group memberships are important b/c groups exert a tremendous influence on us, they are the social mechanisms by which we acquire many beliefs, values and attitudes and behaviours and also allows us to exert influence on others. Formal work groups groups that are established by organizations to facilitate the achievement of organizational goals. Intentionally designed to channel individual effort in an appropriate direction. Other formal work groups include task forces and committees. Task forces are temporary groups that meet to achieve particular goals or to solve particular problems. Committees are usually permanent groups that handle recurrent assignments outside the usual work group structures. Informal groups groups that emerge naturally in response to the common interests of organizational members. Forming group members try to orient themselves by testing waters, situation is ambiguous and members are aware of their dependency on each other.

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