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| Comparing Groups vs. Teams |
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- When the group or team has limited time.
- When an expert already has the answer
- When the information is available from other research sources.
- When the group or team is entrenched in unmanagable conflict.
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| A group, such as a family, that exists to fulfill basic human needs. |
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| a group that exists to help group members learn new information and ideas. |
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| provides treatment for problems that group members may have. |
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| meets to seek a soultion to a problem and achieve a goal. |
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| A group that is asked to discuss a particular topic or issue so that others can better understand how the group members respond to the topic or issue presented to them. |
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| exists to provide opportunitties for group members to enjoy an activity in the company of others. |
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| The consistent way a person communicates with others in a group. |
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Task,
Social, & Individual Roles |
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- Task roles - helps a group achieve its goal and accomplish its work.
- Social Roles - helps a group manage relationships and affects the group climate.
- Individual Roles - a role that focuses attention on the individual rather than on the group.
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| the behaviors that are expected of team members, often spelled out in explicit rules or acceptable behaivor developed by team members working together. |
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| standards that determine what is appropriate and inappropriate behavior in a group. |
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| An individual's importantance and prestige |
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Power that stems from being elected or appointed to a position of authority.
Ex: U.S Senators, police officers, and parent/teacher association (PTA). |
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Power that stems from being liked
Ex: if you work with a bestfriend, you would listen to what they have to say; if you are working with an enemy, you would ignore whatever they say. |
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Power derived from having expertise and information.
Ex: Person that has more knowledge on the subject in the group. |
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Power that comes having expertise and information.
Ex: People who can grant favors, money, or other rewards. |
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Power that stems from being able to punish others.
Ex: flip side of reward power; boss. |
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All-channel Network - a group in which everyone talks to everyone else.
When to use: when you are aware that you are in a subgroup that could be detrimental to the larger group. Don't make a clique. |
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group communication in which people convey a message to one person at a time rather than communicating with all group members at once.
When to use: In organizations. |
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occurs when one group member recieves most of the messages.
When to use: there is a strong leader or when the group members do individual tasks and need someone to keep them informed. |
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Phases of Group Development
Phase One: Orientation |
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- What are we doing here?
- What is our goal?
- Who are these people?
- What is my role?
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Phases of Group Development
Phase Two: Conflict |
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- Who put him/her in charge?
- I see the goal differently.
- I have different ideas.
- I have diferent strategies.
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Phases of Group Development
Phase Three: Emergence |
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- Something happens
- Decisions are made
- Issues are managed
- The group moves forward.
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Phases of Group Development
Phase Four: Reinforcement |
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- The group is aware it is making progress.
- Members seek to justify their actions.
- Members reward others.
- The team celebrates its success or rationalizes its failure.
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| Indiviualistic vs. Collectivistic in Groups |
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Individualistic - cares more about self than the group
Collectivistic - cares about the group more than self.
(pg. 290) |
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