LSUS MBA 704 module 7
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1. Group dynamics interactions and forces among group members in social situations.
2. group A comprehensive definition would say that if a group exists in an organization, its
members:
1. Are motivated to join
2. Perceive the group as a unified unit of interacting people
3. Contribute in various amounts to the group processes (that is, some people
contribute
more time or energy to the group than do others)
4. Reach agreements and have disagreements through various forms of interac-
tion4
3. Kurt Lewin Father of Group dynamics
4. Normative View How a group should be organized and conducted
5. creative abrasion clash of ideas
6. Personal abra- clash of people
sion
7. Group dynamics internal nature of groups, how they form, their structure and processes, and
(closest to Lewin) how they function and affect individual members, other groups, and the organi-
zation
8. propinquity. individuals affiliate with one another because of spatial or geographical proximity
9. George Homans 3 things:
theory activities
Interactions
Sentiments
10.
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Theordore New- People are attracted to each other based on attitudes toward commonly relevant
comb's Balance objects and goals
Theory
Strive to maintain the balance of attitudes and attractions
11. exchange theory reward-cost outcomes of interaction
12. Forming. This initial stage is marked by uncertainty and even confusion. Group members are
not sure of the purpose, task, or leadership of the group
13. Storming This stage of development as indicated by the terms is characterized by conflict and
confrontation
14. Norming in this stage the members begin to settle into cooperation and collaboration.
They have the "we" feeling with high cohesion, group identity, and camaraderie.
15. Performing group is fully functioning and devoted to effectively accomplishing the tasks agreed
on in the norming stage
16. Adjourning End of the group
never reached in ongoing groups
once completed tasks the group disbands
17. Workers generally have a strong desire for affiliation
18. punctuated equi- groups form in a first phase in which a target or mission is set and then are not
librium model altered very easily, due to a process called inertia, or systematic resistance to
change. At
some midpoint, the second phase begins. This phase commences when group
members
suddenly recognize that if they don't change tactics, the group's goal or mission
will not be
accomplished. This "midlife crisis" in the group's existence is exemplified by
changes
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1. Group dynamics interactions and forces among group members in social situations.
2. group A comprehensive definition would say that if a group exists in an organization, its
members:
1. Are motivated to join
2. Perceive the group as a unified unit of interacting people
3. Contribute in various amounts to the group processes (that is, some people
contribute
more time or energy to the group than do others)
4. Reach agreements and have disagreements through various forms of interac-
tion4
3. Kurt Lewin Father of Group dynamics
4. Normative View How a group should be organized and conducted
5. creative abrasion clash of ideas
6. Personal abra- clash of people
sion
7. Group dynamics internal nature of groups, how they form, their structure and processes, and
(closest to Lewin) how they function and affect individual members, other groups, and the organi-
zation
8. propinquity. individuals affiliate with one another because of spatial or geographical proximity
9. George Homans 3 things:
theory activities
Interactions
Sentiments
10.
1/7
, LSUS MBA 704 module 7
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cha3zp
Theordore New- People are attracted to each other based on attitudes toward commonly relevant
comb's Balance objects and goals
Theory
Strive to maintain the balance of attitudes and attractions
11. exchange theory reward-cost outcomes of interaction
12. Forming. This initial stage is marked by uncertainty and even confusion. Group members are
not sure of the purpose, task, or leadership of the group
13. Storming This stage of development as indicated by the terms is characterized by conflict and
confrontation
14. Norming in this stage the members begin to settle into cooperation and collaboration.
They have the "we" feeling with high cohesion, group identity, and camaraderie.
15. Performing group is fully functioning and devoted to effectively accomplishing the tasks agreed
on in the norming stage
16. Adjourning End of the group
never reached in ongoing groups
once completed tasks the group disbands
17. Workers generally have a strong desire for affiliation
18. punctuated equi- groups form in a first phase in which a target or mission is set and then are not
librium model altered very easily, due to a process called inertia, or systematic resistance to
change. At
some midpoint, the second phase begins. This phase commences when group
members
suddenly recognize that if they don't change tactics, the group's goal or mission
will not be
accomplished. This "midlife crisis" in the group's existence is exemplified by
changes
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