Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Chapter 9 (Vocabulary (Group goals: goals that a group collectively seeks…
Chapter 9
Vocabulary
-
-
virtual groups: people who interact with one another via mediated channels, without meeting face-to-face
-
Group: A small collection of people whose members interact with one another, usually face-to-face over time in order to reach goals.
social loafing: the tendency of some people to do less work as group members than they would as individuals
-
rule: an explicit, officially stated guideline that governs group functions and member behavior
-
norms: shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and procedures that govern a group's operation
-
-
social roles: emotional roles concerned with maintaining smooth personal relationships among group members. Also turned maintenance functions
all-channel network: a communication network pattern in which group members are frequently together and share all information with one another
dysfunctional roles: individual roles played by group members that inhibit the group's effective operation
chain network: a communication network in which information passes sequentially from one member to another
trait theories of leadership: a school of though based on the belief that some people are born to be leaders and others are not
wheel network: a communication network in which a gatekeeper regulates the flow of information from all other members
situation leadership: a theory that argues that the most effective leadership style varies according to a leader-member relations, the nominal leader's power and the task structure
-
authoritarian leadership: a style in which the designated leader uses coercive and reward power to dictate the group's actions
-
democratic leadership: a style in which the leader invites the group's participation in decision making
formal role: a role assigned to a person by group members or an organization, usually to establish order
laissez-faire leadership: A style in which the designated leader gives up his or her formal role, transforming the group into a loose collection of individuals.
informal role: a role usually not explicitly recognized by a group that describes functions of group members, rather than their positions. These are sometimes called "functional roles"
servant leadership: A style based on the idea that a leader's job is to mostly to recruit outstanding team members and provide the support they need to do a good job
leadership grid: A two-dimensional model that identifies leadership styles as a combination of concern for people and for the task at hand
-
-
-
-
-
expert power: the ability to influence others by virtue of one's perceived expertise on the subject in question
Connection power: the influence granted by virtue of a member's ability to develop relationships that help the group reach its goal
reward power: the ability to influence others by the granting or promising of desirable consequences
coercive power: the power to influence others by the threat or imposition of unpleasant consequences
referent power: the ability to influence others by virtue of the degree to which one is liked or respected
Examples from the book
-
-
In a family, if you do something wrong, it impacts the whole family
-
A crowd of onlookers looking at a burning building,
-
-
-
Real life examples
Group goal: Me and my family have a common goal of trusting, loving each other.
-
-
Leadership: In the past I've had experience with leadership in my clubs where I had to manage a group of students
Virtual groups: I have a virtual group for my coworkers in which we exchange our schedules and payroll and shifts we want picked up.