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MBA 704 McLaughlin Test 4
Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Group - ✔✔Widely recognized as an important sociological and social psychological unit of analysis in

the study of organizational behavior


Group Dynamics - ✔✔Interactions and forces among group members in social situations


Group Dynamic and study of organizational behavior - ✔✔Focus is on the dynamics of members of both

formal or informal work groups and now, teams in the organization


if a group exists in an organization, its members: - ✔✔- Are motivated to join


-Perceive the group as a unified unit of interacting people


-Contribute in various amounts to the group processes


-Reach agreements and have disagreements through various forms of interaction


Group Dynamics-Kurt Lewin - ✔✔describes how a group should be organized and conducted


Propinquity - ✔✔people affiliate with one another due to spatial or geographical proximity




ex. students sitting next to each other in a class are more likely to form a group rather than those sitting at

opposite ends of the room.




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Propinquity drawback - ✔✔It is not analytical and does not begin to explain some of the complexities of

group formation and the modern development of globalization and electronic, online networking and

telecommuting.


Activities, interactions, and sentiments - ✔✔the more activities people share, the more interactions they

have, or the stronger the sentiments, the more of the other two elements


Balance Theory - ✔✔people are attracted to one another on the basis of similar attitudes toward common

objectives and goals


Role in balance theory - ✔✔both propinquity and interaction play a role in ___________


Exchange Theory - ✔✔where a minimum positive level (rewards greater than costs) of an outcome must

exist in order for attraction or group affiliation to take place


Role in Exchange Theory - ✔✔Propinquity, interaction and common attitudes all have roles in

______________ __________________


Stages of Group Development - ✔✔forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning (FSNPA)


Forming (Group Development) - ✔✔This initial stage is marked by uncertainty and even confusion.

Group members are not sure about the purpose, structure, task, or leadership of the group.


Storming (Group Development) - ✔✔This stage of development, as indicated by the term, is

characterized by conflict and confrontation. (In the usually emotionally charged atmosphere, there may

be considerable disagreement and conflict among the members about roles and duties.)


Norming (Group Development) - ✔✔The members begin to settle into cooperation and collaboration.

They have a "we" feeling with high cohesion, group identity, and camaraderie


Performing (Group Development) - ✔✔This is the stage where the group is fully functioning and devoted

to effectively accomplishing the tasks agreed on in the norming stage



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Adjourning (Group Development) - ✔✔This represents the end of the group, which in ongoing,

permanent groups will never be reached. However, for project teams or task forces with a specific

objective, once the objective is accomplished, the group will disband or have a new composition, and the

stages will start over again.


Group Formation - ✔✔Economics




Security




Social




Punctuated Equilibrium Model


Economics (Group Formation) - ✔✔Individuals take advantage of group incentive pay plan


Security (Group Formation) - ✔✔Individuals join group for united front


Social (Group Formation) - ✔✔Individuals have a strong desire for affiliation


Punctuated Equilibrium Model - ✔✔Target or mission set that is not easily altered because of inertia;

characterized by equilibrium




Recognition that tactics must change for mission achievement; characterized by punctuated bursts of

activity to complete task


Types of Groups - ✔✔Primary


Coalitions



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Membership


Reference


In-Group/Out-Group


Primary Type of Group - ✔✔-has to be small enough for fairly consistent interaction/communications to

occur face to face or electronically


-Different from small group because it also has to have a feeling of comradeship, loyalty and a sense of

values among members


True - ✔✔T/F- Primary groups are small groups but not all small groups aren't primary groups


Coalition Type of Group - ✔✔-Interacting group and deliberately constructed for a reason


-Independent of formal organizational structure and lacking formal internal structure


-Mutual perception of membership and focused on issues relevant to members


Membership Type of Group - ✔✔Something individuals belong to


Reference Type of Group - ✔✔Something individuals want to belong to


In-Group/Out-Group Type of Group - ✔✔Those that have or share dominant values and those that are

outside looking in


Committees - ✔✔Formally designated work groups


Implications from research - ✔✔Individual Effectiveness




Organizational Effectiveness




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