8 group development
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GROUP DEVELOPMENT
The Issues
The nature and types of groups
The stages of group development
Considerations in creating effective teams
The nature and types of groups
Two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goalFormal groups
Established by an organization to facilitate the achievement of organizational goals
Informal groups
Neither formally structure nor organizationally determined
Emerge naturally in response to the interests of members
Types of Groups/Teams
Management teams
Groups of multiple individuals brought together who all share management responsibility and are brought together to make some higher level management decisions
Work teams
Groups of people who focus on producing a particular product or service
Self-managed work teams: Groups of, typically, 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities of their former supervisors.
Types of Groups/Teams
•Task forces
•Committees
Cross-functional teams
Groups of people from different work areas (from about the same hierarchical level), who come together to accomplish a task.
Types of Groups/Teams
Characteristics of virtual team
1. The absence of paraverbal and nonverbal cues
2. A limited social context
3. The ability to overcome time and space constraints
Characteristics of virtual team
1. The absence of paraverbal and nonverbal cues
2. A limited social context
3. The ability to overcome time and space constraints
Virtual teams
Groups of people that use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal.
Stages of Group Development
Stages of Group Development
Stages of Group Development (cont’d)
Cohesiveness and Group Effectiveness
Increasing group cohesiveness:1. Make the group smaller.
2. Encourage agreement with group goals.
3. Increase time members spend together.
4. Increase group status and admission difficultly.
5. Stimulate competition with other groups.
6. Give rewards to the group, not individuals.
7. Physically isolate the group.
Increasing group cohesiveness:1. Make the group smaller.
2. Encourage agreement with group goals.
3. Increase time members spend together.
4. Increase group status and admission difficultly.
5. Stimulate competition with other groups.
6. Give rewards to the group, not individuals.
7. Physically isolate the group.
Relationship Between Group Cohesiveness, Performance Norms, and Productivity
A Team-Effectiveness Model
The Issues
The nature and types of groups
The stages of group development
Considerations in creating effective teams (e.g., group cohesiveness)