9.3

Question 1

What is Individual Responsibility?

Answer 1

The responsibility to work in accordance to minimum standards and safety standards. ‘Responsible for ensuring work is performed and recorded in satisfactory manner’

Question 2

What is Group Responsibility?

Answer 2

When the groups individuals feel collectively responsible for the work they produce ensuring it is ‘safe’.
However, can result in diffusion of responsibility.

Question 3

What is ‘Diffusion of Responsibility?’

Answer 3

Where no one in a group feels personally responsible for the groups safety and feel ‘it’s someone else’s responsibility’

Question 4

What is Intergroup Conflict?

Answer 4

This is when cohesive teams form rivalries with other cohesive teams refusing to share responsibilities. This may be between shifts or company departments

Question 5

What is Group Polarisation?

Answer 5

Its the phenomenon where as a group take a more extreme (risky) option than there own opinion. Often amplified by Peer Pressure. Known as the risky shift

Question 6

What is Groupthink?

Answer 6

Is when a group prefers to make a quick unanimous decision than to consider all steps and consequences. This may be due to Peer Pressure from one or more members of the group

Question 7

What is Social Loafing?

Answer 7

The tendency for some individuals to work less hard on tasks when they believe others are working on it.

Question 8

What are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?

Answer 8

The theory that needs lower down the hierarchy are more primitive and basic (Physiological and Safety) need to be stimulated before higher needs can be motivated.

Question 9

What is the order of Mallow’s Hierarchy of needs?

Answer 9

1. Physiological (Bottom)
2. Safety
3. Love/ Belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-actualisation (Top)

Question 10

What is a Saftey Culture?

Answer 10

(Is always organisation specific) It describes how an organisation and its personnel approach risk. Can either be by the book or by internal ‘Norms’

Question 11

What is a Norm?

Answer 11

Something that has been adopted as a normal work practice but can deviate from procedures

Question 12

What is Social Culture?

Answer 12

Described as a persons background and approach to tasks within the organisation. Includes behaviours, political views, religious beliefs and personal opinions

Question 13

What is ‘The Concept of a Team?’

Answer 13

When individuals group together and take equal responsibility to complete/ achieve the task at hand

Question 14

What are the elements to a good team?

Answer 14

Communication
Co-operation
Co-ordination
Mutual support