GROUP PROPERTIES
GROUP PROPERTIES
GROUP PROPERTy 1: ROLES- a set of expected behavior patterns
attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit.-
One of the tasks in understanding behavior is grasping the role a
person is currently playing.
Role PerceptionAn individuals view of how he or she is supposed
to act in a given situation.Role Expectation the way others believe
you should act in a given contextpsychological contract - an
unwritten agreement that exists between employees and employer
Role ConflictA situation in which an individual is confronted by
divergent role expectations.At the extreme, two or more role
expectations are mutually contradictory.
Zimbardos Prison Experiment
GROUP PROPERTY 2: NORMSNORMS - Acceptable standards of behavior
within a group that are shared by the groups members.
ConformityThe adjustment of ones behavior to align with the
norms of the group.The impact that group pressures for conformity
can have on an individual members judgment was demonstrated in
now-classic studies by Solomon Asch.
Deviant Workplace Behavioralso called antisocial behavior or
workplace incivilityA voluntary behavior that violates significant
organizational norms and, in doing so, threatens the well- being of
the organization or its members.
