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a collection of people who
interact with one another, work
towards a common goal and
purpose and perceive
themselves as a group
Group
a group may exist in various
setting. It may form as a
Family, Research Study
Group, Sunday Basketball
Club, and other organization
that are characterized to
have a common goal.
Elements of Groups
Types of Groups
derived from positions
within an organization that assigned to
perform a certain tasks.
Formal Groups
composed of member
working together towards a common
goal.
Types of Formal Groups
○Task Groups
Types of Formal Groups
composed of
members who directly reports to a
certain supervisor or manager.
Command Groups
Types of Groups
it emerges overtime and
serves as an outgrowth of formal groups.
Informal Groups
Types of Informal Groups
formed a
number of individuals together due
to some similarities with regards to
their age, ethnicity, or political
background
Friendship Groups
formed due to a
certain topic of interest common
to various members.
Informal Groups
Interest Groups
a believed from each
member that their composition is enough to
perform and accomplish a task.
Effective Groups
Team Efficacy
task significance and identity
should be known and perceived as to have
high intrinsic motivation.
Effective Groups
Job Design
with clearly defined goals
and roles, a group will be more effective and
functional.
Effective Groups
Interdependence
members should be
sensitive enough to perceive their righteous
role and relationships with each other.
Effective Groups
Emotional Intelligence –
members should be
mixed well with different expertise and with
an adequate size not too small and not too
big.
Effective Groups
Right Mix and Size
members should also
consider support systems such as advisers,
and coaches to help them achieve their
goals.
Effective Groups
Support for the Group
member’s knowledge about
the task, co-workers and the environment.
Effective Groups
Familiarity
through positive
interaction members of a certain group
may be more efficient and effective
processes for the task.
Effective Groups
Effective Processes
the strength of
bonds between members of the group
may also influence their efficiency.
Cohesion may serve as a bond, sense of
belongingness, a reason for attraction and
as a reason to work as a team.
Effective Groups
Group Cohesiveness
people needs to work close to each other in to form
groups easily.
Reasons for Forming Groups – people form
groups to satisfy a variety of needs and
interests.
Proximity
solving a problem by group is more efficient than doing
everything alone.
Reasons for Forming Groups – people form
groups to satisfy a variety of needs and
interests.
Goals
groups may also grant each member some
economic benefits.
Reasons for Forming Groups – people form
groups to satisfy a variety of needs and
interests.
Economics
groups may satisfy social and belongingness
needs.
Reasons for Forming Groups – people form
groups to satisfy a variety of needs and
interests.
Satisfaction
similarities in perception, interests, attitudes and
motivation may lead people to form a group.
Reasons for Forming Groups – people form
groups to satisfy a variety of needs and
interests.
Attractions
described to be a special
type of group where members have
these complementary skills to help
out each other in performing a
certain task and accomplish it
towards a common goal. Unlike
groups which authority revolves in a
certain individual tasked to
supervise it, teams shares the
leadership roles and they have this
mutual accountability with each
other.
Team
is a collection of
people who interacts with
each other very closely
together sharing commitment
to accomplish objectives
towards a common goal.
Work Teams
