management chp 13

committee

A permanent formal group that does specific tasks

team

a small number of people will complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose

task force

a temporary group responsible for bringing about a particular change

norms

appropriate behavior for group members help reduce the disruption and chaos that would ensure otherwise

informal groups

arise naturally from social interaction and relationship, loosely organized

formal groups

created by the organization as part of its formal structure

pivotal norms

critical for success ( productivity)

storming stage

group members begin to assert their roles

norming stage

in this stage conflicts are largely solved and harmony ensure

forming stage

in this stage, group members meet for the first time

performing stage

members have reached a level of maturity that facilitates total task involvement

peripheral norm

not important ( extracurricular)

project teams

run their operation and are totally in control of work project

adjourning stage

stage when take forces, project team and committee complete their task

free- riding

the tendency for some individuals to preform less than their optimum in groups

cohesiveness

the tendency of group members to unite in their pursuit of group goals

functional groups

this group perform specific organization functions