Ch. 9 - Foundations of Group Behavior Flashcards
Critical Chapters 9,10,12,16
A Group is defined as
two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives.
Groups can be either
formal or informal.
Formal Groups:
Those defined by the organization’s structure.
Informal Groups:
alliances that are neither formally structured nor organizationally determined.
Social identity theory proposes that people have emotional reactions to…
the failure or success of their group because their self-esteem gets tied into the performance of the group.
Five Stage Model:
Forming Stage Storming Stage Norming stage performing stage adjourning stage
Groupthink: phenomenon in which the
norm for consensus overrides the realistic appraisal of alternative course of action (unusual, minority or unpopular views)
Group shift: a change in
decision risk between the group’s decision and the individual decision that member within the group would make; can be either toward conservatism or greater risk.
6 Group Properties:
1. Roles
like husband, wife roles. “The Stanford Prison Experience”
6 Group Properties:
2. Norm
normal behavior.
6 Group Properties:
3. Status
rank position given by society
6 Group Properties:
4. Size
The number of members in the group.
6 Group Properties:
5. Cohesiveness
working together fluently and accomplishing the tasks given.
6 Group Properties:
6. Diversity
not just in sex, race, religion, etc. also looking at backgrounds of environment, culture background, types of trials, etc.
What is an advantage of a group that is not very cohesive?
When performing norms are LOW, productivity may be HIGHER than in a cohesive group.
