MGMT 340 Ch 9

A group is defined as

• two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives.

• issues of cohesiveness can be integrated for group effectiveness.

• the punctuated-equilibrium model of group development.

What type of group is defined by the organization's structure?

• Formal Groups

• Informal Groups

• Flexible Groups

• Interdependent Groups

Which group are alliances that are neither formally structured or organizationally determined?

• Informal Groups

• Formal Groups

• Period Groups

• Interpersonal Groups

Social identity theory tells us that...

• Social identities help us understand who we are and where we fit in with other people.

• People have emotional reactions to the failure or success of their group because their self-esteem gets tied into the performance of the group.

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

_________ occurs when we see members of our group as better than other people, and people not in our group as all the same.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Whenever there is an ingroup, there is by necessity an ________, which is sometimes everyone else, but is usually an identified group known by the ingroup’s members.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What are the Group Development stages?

• Forming: members try to get a feel for what is expected of them. What types of behaviors are out of bounds, and who’s in charge.

• Storming: members remain committed to ideas they bring with them to the team.

• Norming: members realize that they need to work together to accomplish team goals, begin to cooperate with one another.

• Performing: members are comfortable working within their roles, and the team makes progress toward goals

• Adjourning: members experience anxiety and other emotions as they disengage and ultimately separate from the team.

Once the goal is set, the direction becomes ‘written in stone’ and is unlikely to be reexamined throughout the first half of the group’s life.

What are the components of punctuated equilibrium?

• Forming and pattern creation

• Inertia

• Process Revision

• Adjourning

• Performance

A set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit is called a _______

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6