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