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| Persons who are interacting with one another in such a manner that each person influences and is influenced by others. |
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Interaction |
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| implies communication among people who belong to the group that is perceived and responded to in such a way that each group member potentially affects the others' behaviors, beliefs, opinions, and values. (mutual influence) |
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Formal: created by a managerial decision to accomplish stated goals with in your unit.
Informal: groups that arise from individual efforts and develop around common interests and friendships. |
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| Three principles of Tuckman's Group Development theory |
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Sequential (specific order)
Developmental (concerns resolved)
Thematic (task at hand) |
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Stages of Team Develpment
(Bruce Tuckman) |
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Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning |
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Interdependence - the parts of the system do not operate in isolation but continually affect each other and the system as a whole (I need you, you need me)
Nonsummativity - the whole system is not the sum of its parts but may be greater or less with either positive or negative synergy operating
Interdependence with its environment - group members must interact with other individuals within the organizational structure |
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