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| Two or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal |
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Punctuated Equlibrium Model
pg 220 |
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A model of group development that describes how groups with deadlines are affected by their first meetings and crucial midpoint transitions
-2 phases on either side of a "midpoint"
-Group performance is determined by the success of midpoint transition |
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The characteristics of the stable social organization of a group - the way a group is "put together"
-Size
-Diversity
-"Norms"
-"Roles"
-"Status" |
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| Tasks in which group performance is dependent on the sum of the performance of indivdual group members |
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| Tasks in which group performance is dependent on the performance of the best group member |
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| Group performance difficulties stemming from the problems of motivating and coordinating larger groups |
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| Tasks in which group performance is limited by the performance of the poorest group member |
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Collective expectations that members of social units have regarding the behavior of each other
e.g.
-Dress norms
-Reward allocation norms
-Performance norms |
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Positions in a group that have a set of expected behaviors attached to them
2 types:
1) Designated/Assigned: formally prescribed by an organization as a means of dividing labor and responsibility to facilitate task achievement
2) Emergent: develop naturally to meet the social-emotional needs of group members or to assist in formal job accomplishment |
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Lack of clarity of job goals or methods
Causes:
-Organizational factors
-The role sender
-The focal person |
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| A condition of being faced with incompatible role expectations |
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Intrasender Conflict
pg 226 |
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| A single role sender provides incompatible role expectations to a role occupant |
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Intersender role conflict
pg 226 |
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| Two or more role senders provide a role occupant with incompatible expectations |
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Interrole conflict
pg 227 |
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| Several roles held by a role occupant involve incompatible expectations |
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Person-role conflict
pg 227 |
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| Role demands call for behavior that is incompatible with the personality or skills of a role occupant |
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The rank, social position, or prestige accorded to group members
-represents the groups evaluation of a member |
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Group Cohesiveness
pg 228-231 |
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the degree to which a group is especially attractive to its members
Affecting factors:
-Threat and Competition
-Success
-Member diversity
-Size
-Toughness of Initiation
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