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MGMT Chapter 9
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Management
Undergraduate 3
10/16/2011

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Term
Command Group
Definition
Composed of individuals who report to a given manager
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Task Group
Definition
Those who work together to complete a job or task
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Interest Group
Definition
Those working together to attain a specific objective with which each is concerned; form along demographic lines
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Friendship Group
Definition
Those brought together because they share one or more common characteristics
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Punctuated Equilibrium Model
Definition
Set of phases that temporary groups go through that involves transitions between inertia and activity
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Social Loafing
Definition
Occurs when individuals work less together than when working alone
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Norms
Definition
Acceptable standards of behavior within a group that are shared by all members
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Status
Definition
Socially defined position or rank given to groups or group members by others
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Cohesiveness
Definition
The degree of which group members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the group
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Group Think
Definition
The norm for consensus overrides the realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action
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Group Shift
Definition
A change in decision risk between the group’s decision and the individual decision that members within the group would make; can be either toward conservatism or greater risk
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