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| two or more people who identify and interact with one another |
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small, personal, & lasting
(a small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships) |
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large, impersonal, goal-oriented & often of shorter duration
(a large & impersonal social group whose member spur sue a specific goal or activity) |
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| focuses on completing tasks |
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| focuses on a group’s well-being |
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| a “take charge” style that demands obedience |
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| includes everyone in decision making |
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| lets the group function mostly on its own |
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| the tendency of group members to conform, resulting in a narrow view of some issue |
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| a social group that serves as a point of reference in making evaluations and decisions |
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| a social group toward which a member feels repeat and loyalty |
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| a social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition |
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| a social group with two members |
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| a social group with three members |
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relational web that links people with little common identity and limited interaction
(a web of weak social ties) |
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| a large secondary group organized to achieve its goals efficiently |
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| pay people for their efforts |
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| have goals people consider worthwhile |
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| an organization people are forced to join |
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| values and beliefs passed from generation to generation |
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| a way of thinking that emphasizes deliberate, matter-of-fact calculation of the most efficient way to accomplish a particular task |
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| rationalization of society |
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| the historical change from tradition to rationality as the main type of human thought - Weber |
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| an organizational model rationally designed to perform taks efficiently |
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| organizational environment |
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| factors outside an organization that affect its operation |
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| a focus on rules & regulations to the point of undermining an organization’s goals |
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| the tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate themselves |
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| the rule of the many by the few |
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| the application of scientific principles to the operation of a business or large organization |
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