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These slides are a summary of some observations made from the field task that the students of ICBM had taken up as part of their first trimester OB Course. To better understand these slides, you may have to first take a look at Module 5#Group Behaviour Slides that detail the task that was given to them. At the end of the task, students took part in a survey, and these observations come from that survey.
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Some observations from OB Field Task
Vinay Chaganti, Ph.D
Vidisha Garg, MBA
Caution Note
• Be assured that these observations
are made to help us understand the
diversity and depth of experience you
gained during the field task. These
findings do not influence your scoring
on the assignment.
• Also, we understand that some (or
most!) students may have responded
to the survey as mere formality. But
we still chose to report our findings
because there are at least few
students who might want to derive
more learning out of the exercise.
• We hope that you do not in any case
use these statistics to dig into how
and why your fellow students
responded. That is uncivil behavior.
And it beats the purpose here.
• Remember, Statistics are useful in
reporting aggregate opinions.
Remember, statistics can’t reveal
‘Truth’! They are at best indicative.
• Notice that the intention of these
observations is to create a basis for
you to think about some of the
concepts you learnt during the course.
So, as you keep glaring at the slides
that come next, keep thinking about
what explains the patterns you see.
• Lastly, we thank you for being such
good students. We hope to meet you
again in the next trimester with an
even more engaging course.
Did you stick to ‘rules’ of the task?
1. What do you think?
• Do you think the group could have collectively lied?
• Do you think there was at least one person in the group who
would have let out the sour fact?
• Did you think that ‘completion’ of task was more important
than ‘abiding’ by the rules?
Rule #1: After-college Hours
Statement: At least some members of the group bunked classes to finish the task.
• It can be clearly seen that there are 10-groups in which some members say that this rule
was compromised. What is more interesting is that there are other members in those same
groups who say they haven’t bunked classes! Could this mean that the group members do
not have a common understanding of what the rule meant or whether it was followed or
compromised? Think again!
Rule #2: No using vehicles
Statement: At least some members, or all of us, used vehicles to move around.
• It can be clearly seen that there are 13-groups in which some members indicate that they
used a vehicle. However, there are other members in those same groups who say they
haven’t used vehicles! One possibility we can think of is that some groups may have twisted
the rule by either leaving out personal or public commute options and choosing the other.
You would know best, but we appeal to you to Think again!
Rule #3: Stay together
Statement: All members were present for all interviews.
• Note: Some students brought to our notice a related question on the survey did not have
the option of indicating ‘0’ absentees. Their responses have been corrected before making
this chart.
• 15-groups indicate that there was absenteeism. The problem with those groups is that they
haven’t had the opportunity experience the kind of group dynamic there could have been
with more members in the team. Think about it. We bet that it could be easier to work with
two people at a time than to work with four people. You could prove us wrong!
Rule #4: Distance range (2 Km)
Statement: We stuck to the distance range of 2 Kilometres.
• The graph doesn’t reveal the reality accurately. According to the graph, there are about 13-
groups which have gone beyond 2-Km distance. But during the presentations, we figured
out from the places students mentioned they visited that this rule was mostly ignored. The
excuse given was that it was difficult to find people to interview. But think again! Was it so
difficult to find people? If you were to repeat the task, would you say finding your
interviewees is easy or difficult?
Was there an ‘issue’?
1. Issues described included the following:
• Hosteller / Day Scholar
• Male / Female
• No ID Card
• No Permission Letter from College
That’s what we were told, at least.
Issue #1: Hosteller / Day Scholar
As much as issue to hostellers as it was to day scholars
Issue #2: Boy / Girl
As much as issue to boys as it was to girls
Issue #3: Not having an ID Card
Statement: Not having ID card was an issue.
Couple of smart students have described their ways of handling this situation when
someone asked them for an ID Card. And that was to show the suspicious interviewees, a
copy of the fee paid to the college. One needs to understand the problem at its root, not the
surface. ID card is just a testimony that you are a student, and there are definitely more
ways of proving that you are a student. Think for example, carrying a copy of the slides in
which your activity was described.
Issue #4: Not having permission letter from college
Statement: Not having permission letter from the college was an issue.
In finding six interviewees, one easier alternative to which students could have taken
recourse to is skip the stiff/skeptical interviewees. Had the decision been to skip, this issue
would have automatically become a smaller instance of a pin-sized trouble.
Checking patterns from your responses
Watch for what you learnt or failed to learn
Exaggerations (think ‘lake wobegone effect’!)
Describe this. (think coordination!)
How many groups changed decisions mid-way?
Scary numbers in the last column (think leadership!)
How did you succeed, by chance or by hard work?
Ask me! Why should luck matter?
Do we enjoy diversity?
Procrastination fighting social desirability!
TAFN!
Thanks for being ‘studious’ students.
Vinay Chaganti, PhD
Vidisha Garg, MBA