Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Abscissa And Ordinate, Social Loafing, Role Conflict

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Stelian Medianu

Document Summary

Group- two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal. Group membership important- groups exert tremendous influence on us, groups provide context in which we are able to exert influence on others. Formal work groups- organizations establish to facilitate the achievement or company goals ex. Task forces and project teams (temporary), committees (permanent) Informal groups- emerge naturally in response to common interests of organizational members, can help or hurt an organization. Applies to new groups that have never met, not all groups go through this, storming and norming sometimes not necessary in strict settings ex. Equilibrium means stability, apparent stretches of group stability punctuated by a critical first meeting, midpoint change in group activity, and rush to task completion. Phase 1: begins with first meeting, continues to midpoint, makes little visible progress towards goal. Midpoint transition: almost exactly halfway, change in group approach, how they manage this change is critical for the group to show progress.