Describes about group dynamics and team work

1. Why Do People Join in Groups

2. What is a Group
Two or more people who interact with one another,
are aware of one another, and think of themselves
as being a group.
A collection of individuals who have regular contact
and frequent interaction, mutual influence, common
feeling of camaraderie, and who work together to
achieve a common set of goals.
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3. Reasons for Joining a Group
Closeness--Being members of the same group
builds ties among people.
Common goals--Moral and practical support is
gained by working with others who have the same or
similar goals.
Achievement of personal objectives--Time spent
with group members can be enjoyable, enhance a
person’s prestige, and satisfy people’s desire to feel
important.
Accomplishment--accomplishing things as part of a
group that they could not accomplish on their own.
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4. Groups in the Workplace
Functional groups--fulfill ongoing needs in the
organization by carrying out a particular function.
Task groups--set up to carry out a specific
activity, and they disband when that activity has
been completed
Formal groups--Groups set up by management
to meet organizational objectives
Informal groups--Groups that form when
individuals in the organization develop
relationships to meet personal needs
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5. What makes Group
Cohesiveness
Roles--Patterns of behavior related to
employees’ positions in a group.
Norms--Group standards for appropriate or
acceptable behavior.
Status--A group member’s position in relation to
others in the group.
Cohesiveness--The degree to which group
members stick together.
Homogeneity--The degree to which the
members of a group are the same.
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6. Benefits Of Joining a Group
Increased productivity and performance: A broader
range of skills can be applied to practical activities and
sharing and discussing ideas can play a pivotal role in
deepening your understanding.
Skills development: being part of a group will help you
develop your interpersonal skills such as speaking and
listening as well as team working.
Knowing more about yourself: collaborating
with others will help identify your own strengths and
weaknesses.
(for example, you may be a better leader than listener,
or you might be good at coming up with the 'big ideas' but not
so good at putting them into action).
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7. Social needs-- Determine whether people are
likely to be satisfied with individual jobs or work
groups
Growth Needs--Affect whether people will be
satisfied by traditional work designs or by
enriched, self-regulating forms of work
After all We know “United we stand-
Divided we fall” and is well proved.
Benefits Of Joining a Group
Continued…
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