A study of groups and group behavior

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

24 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Human resources

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Summary :

Introduction
What is group?
Why group?
Characteristics of group
The initial stage of group development
5 stages of group development
Group skills
Accelerating development
Group cultures
Team and team building
Characteristics of good team building
Team leader
Creating a team based performance workplace
Self managing team
Preventing failure in organization
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

In the beginning, God made an individual - and then he made a pair. The pair formed a group, together they began bringing others and thus the group grew. Unfortunately, working in a group led to friction, the group disintegrated in conflict and Caian settled in the land of Nod - there has been trouble with groups ever since. When people work in groups, there are two quite separate issues involved. The first is the task and the problems involved in getting the job done. Frequently this is the only issue which the group considers. The second is the process of the group work itself: the mechanisms by which the group acts as a unit and not as a loose rabble. However, without due attention to this process the value of the group can be diminished or even destroyed; yet with a little explicit management of the process, it can enhance the worth of the group to be many times the sum of the worth of its individuals. It is this synergy which makes group work attractive in corporate organization despite the possible problems (and time spent) in group formation. The key is that the group should be viewed as an important resource whose maintenance must be managed just like any other resource and that this management should be undertaken by the group itself so that it forms a normal part of the group's activities.