Human Behavior in Organization - Sheraine L. Manansala

8/4/2019 Human Behavior in Organization - Sheraine L. Manansala

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Stage of Group

Development


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are not static they

are typically develop throughfour stage process:

GROUPS


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1. Mutual Acceptance

2. Communication and

Decision Making

3. Motivation and Productivity

4. Control and Organization


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Mutual Acceptance

The group forms, and members get

to know one another by sharing

information about themselves.

Stages of Group Development


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Communication &Decision Making

Members discuss their feelings

more openly and agree on group

goals and individual roles in the

group.


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Motivation &Productivity

In this stage, the emphasis shifts

away from personal concerns and

viewpoints to activities that will

benefit the group


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Control &

Organization

The groups work effectively

in accomplishing goals.


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Group

Performanceand Factors


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of any group is

affected by several factors otherthan its reasons for forming and thestages of its development

The performance

Group Performance and Factors


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Basic Group Performance

Composition

Size

Norms

Cohesiveness

- arrangement

- scope, extent or magnitude

- standards

- group being close together


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Composition

Most often described in

terms of the homogeneity

or heterogeneity


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Homogenous

If the members are similar in oneor several ways that are critical to

the work of the group


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Heterogeneous

The members differ in one ormore ways that are critical to

the work of the group.


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uch research has explored the

relationship between a groups

Composition and its productivity. Thegroups homogeneity in terms of age and

tenure with the group has been shown

to be related to turnover.

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Group Size

A group with many members

has more resources availableand may be able to complete

a large number of relatively

independent tasks.


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Social Loafing

Is the tendency of some membersof groups not to put forth as much

as effort in a group as they would

work alone.


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Social Loafing


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Group Norms

Norm is a standard against

which the appropriateness of

a behavior is judged. Thus,

norms determine the

behavior expected in a

certain situation.


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our Purposes of Norms

1. It helps the group survive.

2. They simplify and make more predictable

the behavior expected of group members.

3. Norms help the groups avoid

embarrassing situation

4. Norms express the central values of the

group and identify the group to others

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Group Cohesiveness

Is the extent to which a

group is committed toremaining together, it

results from forces acting on

the members to remain inthe group.


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Factors that increase Cohesiveness

Homogeneous Composition

Mature Development

Relatively small size

Clear Goals

SUCCESS


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Consequences of HighCohesiveness

Goal Accomplishment

Personal satisfaction of members Increased quality and quantity of interactions

Groupthink


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F actorsthat Decrease Cohesiveness

Heterogeneous Composition

Recent Information

Large Size

Physical Dispersion

Ambiguous Goals

Failure


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Consequences of Low

Cohesiveness

Difficulty of achieving goals

Increased likelihood of disbanding Fewer interactions

Individual orientation

Lower commitment

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