GROUP FORMATION

NATURE AND STAGES

GROUPGROUP IS THE AGGREGATION

OF TWO OR MORE INTERACTING INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK FOR COMMON

GOALS, DEVELOP A SHARED ATTITUDE AND ARE AWARE

THAT THEY ARE A PART OF A GROUP AND PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AS SUCH.

GROUP DYNAMICS

GROUP DYNAMICS IS CONCERNED WITH THE INTERACTION OF INDIVIDUALS IN A FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIP.

FEATURES OF GROUP

PERCEPTION

MOTIVATIONGROUP

ORGANISATIO

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INTERDEPENDENCY

GROUP GOAL

INTERACTION

TYPES OF GROUPS

FORMAL

GROUP

INFORMAL

GROUPGROUP

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FORMAL GROUP

DELEBRATELY CREATED PATTERN OF COMMUNICATION AND THE

RULES PERMANENT

SUB-DIVISION OF FORMAL GROUPS

A. COMMAND GROUP: RELATIVELY PERMANENT. IT INVOLVES MANAGER, SUPERVISORS, AND

SUBORDINATES, WHO MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS GENERAL AND SPECIFIC IDEAS TO IMPROVE PRODUCT OR SERVICES.

B. TASK GROUP: EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO COMPLETE A

JOB TASK OR PARTICULAR PROJECT.

C. COMMITTEES: IT CAN BE PERMANENT OR TEMPERORY.THEY ARE SET

FOR SOME SPECIAL PROJECTS.

INFORMAL GROUPS FORMED BY THE MEMBERS AND NOT BY THE

MANAGEMENT. ARISE SPONTANEOUSLY. FLEXIBLE. HAVE OWN STRUCTURE. HAVE UNWRITTEN RULES AND A CODE OF

CONDUCT.

SUB DIVISION OF INFORMAL GROUPS

• INTEREST AND FRIENDSHIP GROUPS:INTERST- PEOPLE WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE ALIGNED INTO

COMMON COMMAND OR TASK GROUPS MAY BE AFFILIATED TO ATTAIN A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE WITH WHICH EACH IS CONCERNED.

FRIENDSHIP- THESE GROUPS FREQUENTLY EXTEND OUTSIDE THE WORK STATION.

• CLIQUES:THESE GROUPS CONSIST OF COLLEAGUES OR THOSE WHO

COMMONLY ASSOCIATE WITH EACH OTHER AND OBSERVE CERTAIN SOCIAL NORMS AND STANDARDS.

• SUB CLIQUES:THESE GROUPS CONSIST OF MEMBERS OF A CLIQUE INSIDE

THE ORGANISATION FORMING A GROUP ALONG WITH PERSONS OUTSIDE THE ORGANISATION.

PRACTICAL REASONS FOR GROUP FORMATION

FROM MEMBERS POINT OF VIEW:

FROM THE ORAGANISATION POINT OF VIEW:

COMPANINONSHIP IDENTITY INFORMATION SECURITY SENSE OF

BELONGINGNESS NEW IDEAS JOB SATISFACTION POWER.

LIGHTENING OF RESPONSIBILITY

FILLING OF GAPS POTENTIAL FORMAL MANAGERS. PROPER AND CAREFUL

PLANNING INFORMATION

STAGES OF GROUP FORMATION

FACTORS AFFECTING GROUP PERFORMANCE

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EXTERNALCONDITION

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GROUPSTRUCTURE

GROUPRESOURCES

GROUP PROCESS

GROUPPERFORMANC

EINTERNAL

CONDITIONS

EXTERNAL CONIDITIONSA GROUP HAS TO WORK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK PROVIDED BY THE

ORGANISATION. THE EXTERNAL CONDITIONS ARE: THE ORGANISATIONAL’S STRATEGY, ITS RULES, REGULATION, ITS

CULTURE,ETC.

GROUP STRUCTUREGROUPS HAVE STRUCTURE THAT SHAPES THE BEHAVIOUR OF ITS MEMBERS

AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO PERDICT AND EXPLAIN THE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE GROUP AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GROUP AS A

WHOLE.1. GROUP SIZE

2. GROUP COMPOSITION3. GROUP STATUS4. GROUP NORMS5. GROUP ROLES6. CONFORMITY

7. GROUP COHESIVENESS.

GROUP RESOURCESBY THE TERM GROUP RESOURCES WE MEAN THE RESOURCES THAT

AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BRINGS TO THE GROUP.

GROUP PROCESSA PROCESS CAN SIMPLY BE DEFINED AS A SYSTAMETIC METHOD OF

HANDLING ACTIVITIES.

GROUP PERFORMANCETHE OUTCOME OF VARIOUS FACTORS ON THE MEMBERS OF THE

GROUP.

MANAGERIAL ACTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE GROUP

COHESIVENESS MAKE SMALLER GROUPS ENCOURAGE AGREEMENT WITH GROUP GOALS. INCREASE THE TIME MEMBERS SPEND TOGETHER. STIMULATE COMPETITION WITH OTHER GROUPS. GIVE REWARDS TO THE GROUP RATHER THAN TO

MEMBERS. INCREASE INTERACTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS.

PROFITS GO UP WHEN WORKED IN A GROUP

THIS HAPPENS WHEN NOT WORKING IN A GROUP

An organisation will function best when its

personnel function not as individuals but as members of highly

effective work group with high performance goals.

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