PRESENTATION ON

GROUP

PRESENTED BY,

MEGHA SUNNY

1ST SEM MBAROLL NO:23

MEANINGTwo or more freely interacting people Interdependent -interact and influence each other

Mutually accountable for achieving common goals;

Common IdentityCollective Norms.

Group is the collection of individuals who

have regular contact and frequent

interactions, mutual influence, common

feeling of camaraderie and who work

together to achieve a common set of goal

DEFINITION

“A number of people or things that are located, gathered or closed together”

“An assemblage of persons or the objects gathered or located together”

CHARACTRISTICS OF A MATURED GROUP

SizeInterdependence of MembersGroup IdentityGroup GoalsGroup Structure

KINDS OF GROUPS

CLASSIFICATION 1

PRIMARY GROUP

SECONDARY GROUP

Gholipour A. 2006. Organizational Behavior. University of Tehran

PRIMARY GROUPS• Traits– Small– Personal orientation– Enduring (long lasting) – Frequent interaction– Face-to-face– Intimate – sense of belonging– emotional orientation: bond based on emotions – loyalty

• Primary relationships– First group experienced in life– Irreplaceable– Security

• Assistance of all kinds– Emotional to financialExamples: the family.

Gholipour A. 2006. Organizational Behavior. University of Tehran

SECONDARY GROUPS• Traits– Large membership: larger than primary groups – Goal or activity orientation– impersonal and formal – Infrequent interaction– Secondary relationships– Weak emotional ties between persons– Short term

• Importance– Networking– Career goalsExamples: co-workers, political organizations

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IN-GROUPS AND OUT-GROUPS

• In-group– “group with which people identify

and have a sense of belonging” – pronoun “WE”

• Out-group– “group that people do not

identify with– pronoun “THEY”

– Loyalty to INGROUP– Opposition to OUTGROUPS

GROUP ROLESTASK ROLE• INITIATOR• INFORMATION

SEEKER• ELABORATOR• COORDINATOR• ORIENTOR• EVALUATOR• ENERGIZER• PROCEDURAL

TECHNICIANS• RECORDER

MAINTANENCE ROLE

• ENCOURAGER• HARMONIZER• COMPROMISER• GATE KEEPER• STANDARD

SETTER• COMMENDATOR• FOLLOWER

BENEFITS OF GROUP

• Provide more information and knowledge

• Better implementation of decisions

• Elimination of chance of bias

• Follows participative decision making

• Nature of democracy

WEAKNESS OF GROUPS

• Time consuming• Social pressures• Self centred interest leads

to conflicts• Decision making against

the goals of the organisation

• Problem of focus effect• Less quality solutions• Group thinking

GROUP THINKINGGroup thinking indicates a situation where members desire for complete consensus overrides their motivation to disagree with an argument or critically and realistically evaluate other available alternatives

SYMPTOMS OF GROUP THINKING

• Illusion of invulnerability• Belief In intrinsic morality

standards of the group• Collective rationalisation• Stereotyping of outsiders• Pressures for conformity• Self censorship• Illusion of unanimity• Mind guards

CONCLUSION

• Topics covered under this presentation is characteristics, kinds, roles, benefits, weakness of group

BIBLIOGRAPHY• ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR-8TH EDITION-

STEPHEN.P. ROBBINS• UNDERSATANDING ORGANISATIONAL

BEHAVIOR-2ND EDITION-UDAI PAREEK• ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR-9TH EDITION-

FRED LUTHANS