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group

A set of two or more people who interact with each other to achieve certain goals or to meet certain needs.

group goal

A goal that all or most members of a group can agree on as a common goal.

formal work group

A group established by management to help the organization achieve its goals.

informal work group

A group that emerges naturally when individuals perceive that membership in a group will help them achieve their goals or meet their needs.

command group

A formal work group consisting of subordinates who report to the same supervisor.

task force

A formal work group consisting of people who come together to accomplish a specific goal.

team

A formal work group consisting of people who work intensely together to achieve a common group goal.

self-managed work team

A formal work group consisting of people who are jointly responsible for ensuring that the team accomplishes its goals and who lead themselves.

friendship group

An informal work group consisting of people who enjoy each other's company and socialize with each other on and off the job.

interest group

An informal work group consisting of people who come together because they have a common goal or objective related to their organizational membership.

division of labor

Dividing up work and assigning particular tasks to specific workers.

homogeneous group

A group in which members have many characteristics in common.

heterogeneous group

A group in which members have few characteristics in common.

group function

The work a group performs as its contribution to the accomplishment of organizational goals.

group status

The implicitly agreed upon, perceived importance for the organization as a whole of what a group does.

group efficacy

The shared belief group members have about the ability of the group to achieve its goals and objectives.

social facilitation

The effects that the presence of others has on performance, enhancing the performance of easy tasks and impairing the performance of difficult tasks.

role relationships

The ways in which group and organizational members interact with one another to perform their specific roles.

role making

Taking the initiative to create a role by assuming responsibilities that are not part of an assigned role.

role taking

Performing the responsibilities required as part of an assigned role.

group norms

Informal rules of conduct for behaviors considered important by most group members.

compliance

Assenting to a norm in order to attain rewards or avoid punishment.

identification

Associating oneself with supporters of a norm and conforming to the norm because those individuals do.

internalization

Believing that the behavior dictated by a norm is truly the right and proper way to behave.

idiosyncrasy credit

The freedom to violate group norms without being punished that is accorded to group members who have contributed a lot to the group in the past.

Deviance

Deviation from a norm.

socialization

The process by which newcomers learn the roles, rules, and norms of a group.

role orientation

The characteristic way in which members of a group respond to various situations.

institutionalized role orientation

A role orientation in which newcomers are taught to respond to situations in the same way that existing group members respond to similar situations.

individualized role orientation

A role orientation in which newcomers are taught that it is acceptable and desirable to be creative and to experiment with changing how the group does things.

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