MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Punctuated Equilibrium, A.D. Vision, Tums
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Additive task (group performance is dependent on the sum of individual performance) Disjunctive task (group performance is dependent on the best performer) Conjunctive task (group performance is dependent on the poorest performer. ; conflicts; less verbal participation/member; less identification of individual contribution to group success. Probability of finding a high performer in larger groups. Probability of having a weak performer in larger groups. Process losses: performance difficulties stemming from the problem of motivating & coordinating larger groups. Actual performance = potential performance process losses (both pp & pl w/ group size) Mean actual productivity/member is negatively related to group size: diversity. Deep diversity in attitudes towards work badly damage cohesiveness. Age diversity is unrelated: norms: collective expectations that members of social units have regarding the behaviors of each other. Developed to provide regularity & predictability (psychological security); based on common attitudes.
