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    This document discusses groups and teams in organizations. It defines groups as two or more people interacting for a common purpose, and notes they have stable structures and shared goals/interests. Teams are strongly committed groups that direct themselves towards common goals and hold each other accountable. The document outlines different types of formal and informal groups, stages of group development, norms, social loafing, obstacles to team effectiveness, and interpersonal skills required of team members. It provides an overview of key concepts regarding groups and teams in organizational contexts.

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    GROUPS AND TEAMS

    IN ORGANIZATION
    Groups - it involves coordinated interaction between
    individuals working together for some specific purpose.

    Social scientists formally described a group as the


    following:

    1.Two or more people in social interaction.


    2.Stable Structure
    3.Members share common interests goals.
    4.Must perceive themselves as a group.
    Group Dynamics - describes the way
    in which people in a group interact
    with one another. When dynamics are
    positive, the group works well
    together. When dynamics are poor,
    the group's effectiveness is reduced.
    Types of Groups:
    Formal – groups created by the organization and that are intentionally
    designed to direct members toward some important organizational
    goal.

    Command Group – a formal group determined by the connections


    between individuals who are a formal part of the organization.

    Task Group – a formal group that may be composed of individuals


    with some specific interest or expertise in a specific area regardless
    the position.

    1.Standing Committees
    2.Ad hoc Committees
    Informal - groups that get created spontaneously as
    soon as individuals start interacting with each other
    without any mandates from the management of the
    organization.

    Interest Group – an informal group that composed of


    individuals that share the same interest.

    Friendship Group – an informal group whose individuals


    who knows and has a bond of mutual affection, typically
    exclusive of sexual or family relations. It can extend
    beyond the workplace.
    Bruce Tuckman
    GROUP DEVELOPMENT: THE
    FIVE-STAGE MODEL
    It was proposed by Bruce
    Tuckman.
    1.Forming
    2.Storming
    3.Norming
    4.Performing
    5.Adjourning
    Group Norms: Unspoken Rules of Group
    Behavior

    Norms differ from organizational policies in that


    they are informal and unwritten.

    1.Precriptive-dictating
    2.Proscriptive-dictating
    How norms developed?

    1.Precedents set over time


    2.Carryover from other situations
    3.Response to an explicit statement by a
    superior or co-worker
    4.Critical events in the group’s history
    THE SOCIAL LOAFING EFFECT
    Tips for Eliminating Social Loafing
    1.Make each performer identifiable (ex.
    Public Posting)
    2.Make work tasks more important and
    interesting. (ex. Sales person)
    3.Reward individuals for contributing to
    their group’s performance
    4.Punishment threats.
    Teams - groups of in which people are
    strongly committed to achieving their goals
    and direct themselves toward attaining
    them.
    A group whose members have
    complementary skills and are committed to
    a common purpose or set of
    performance goals for which they hold
    themselves mutually accountable.
    TYPES OF TEAM
    1.Purpose or Mission
    2.Time
    3.Authority Structure
    TEAM
    EFFECTIVENESS

    TEAM

    TEAM
    EFFECTIVENESS

    OBSTACLES
    TEAM
    OBSTACLES TO TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND HOW
    TO OVERCOME THEM
    1.Insufficient Training – to be effective, team
    members must have the right blend of skills needed
    for the team to contribute to the organization’s
    mission. Train on how to be a Team Member.
    2.Compensation System – recognize the group’s
    achievement and individual performance instead,
    team most of the time requires “team player”.
    INTERPERSONAL SKILLS REQUIRED BY A TEAM MEMBER
    Thank you! Keep safe
    and God bless!

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