Organizational Behavior
group - correct answer ✔Two or more individuals, interacting and
interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives.\n \
ninformal group\nformal group
formal group - correct answer ✔A designated work group defined by an
organization's structure.
informal group - correct answer ✔A group that is neither formally structured
nor organizationally determined; such a group appears in response to the
need for social contact.
social identity theory - correct answer ✔Perspective that considers when and
why individuals consider themselves members of groups.
ingroup favoritism - correct answer ✔Perspective in which we see members
of our ingroup as better than other people, and people not in our group as all
the same.
five-stage group-development model - correct answer ✔The five distinct
stages groups go through: forming, storming, norming, performing, and
adjourning.
forming stage - correct answer ✔The first stage in group development,
characterized by much uncertainty.
storming stage - correct answer ✔The second stage in group development,
characterized by intragroup conflict.
, norming stage - correct answer ✔The third stage in group development,
characterized by close relationships and cohesiveness.
performing stage - correct answer ✔The fourth stage in group development,
during which the group is fully functional.
adjourning stage - correct answer ✔The final stage in group development for
temporary groups, characterized by concern with wrapping up activities rather
than task performance.
punctuated-equilibrium model - correct answer ✔A set of phases that
temporary groups go through that involves transitions between inertia and
activity.
Group Properties - correct answer ✔Roles, Norms, Status, Size,
Cohesiveness, and Diversity
role (group property 1) - correct answer ✔A set of expected behavior
patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.
role perception - correct answer ✔An individual's view of how he or she is
supposed to act in a given situation.
role expectations - correct answer ✔How others believe a person should act
in a given situation.
role conflict - correct answer ✔A situation in which an individual is confronted
by divergent role expectations.
group - correct answer ✔Two or more individuals, interacting and
interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives.\n \
ninformal group\nformal group
formal group - correct answer ✔A designated work group defined by an
organization's structure.
informal group - correct answer ✔A group that is neither formally structured
nor organizationally determined; such a group appears in response to the
need for social contact.
social identity theory - correct answer ✔Perspective that considers when and
why individuals consider themselves members of groups.
ingroup favoritism - correct answer ✔Perspective in which we see members
of our ingroup as better than other people, and people not in our group as all
the same.
five-stage group-development model - correct answer ✔The five distinct
stages groups go through: forming, storming, norming, performing, and
adjourning.
forming stage - correct answer ✔The first stage in group development,
characterized by much uncertainty.
storming stage - correct answer ✔The second stage in group development,
characterized by intragroup conflict.
, norming stage - correct answer ✔The third stage in group development,
characterized by close relationships and cohesiveness.
performing stage - correct answer ✔The fourth stage in group development,
during which the group is fully functional.
adjourning stage - correct answer ✔The final stage in group development for
temporary groups, characterized by concern with wrapping up activities rather
than task performance.
punctuated-equilibrium model - correct answer ✔A set of phases that
temporary groups go through that involves transitions between inertia and
activity.
Group Properties - correct answer ✔Roles, Norms, Status, Size,
Cohesiveness, and Diversity
role (group property 1) - correct answer ✔A set of expected behavior
patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.
role perception - correct answer ✔An individual's view of how he or she is
supposed to act in a given situation.
role expectations - correct answer ✔How others believe a person should act
in a given situation.
role conflict - correct answer ✔A situation in which an individual is confronted
by divergent role expectations.
