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GROUPS IN ORGANIZATIONS & WORK TEAMS - Coggle Diagram
GROUPS IN
ORGANIZATIONS
&
WORK TEAMS
DEFINITION (GROUP)
2 / MORE INDIVIDUALS INTERACTING & INTERDEPENDANT, WHO HAVE CME 2GETHER TO ACHIEVE PARICULAR OBJECTIVES.
A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
REGULAR CONTACT & FREQUENT INTERACTION,
INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHER
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SHARE COMMON VALUES & WORK 2GETHER TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS
CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUPS
FORMAL
Usually formed in the organization with the intention to direct members
It has greater structure
It has the same member throughout its existence
It requires more planning in terms of size & group composition
group members work towards the goal they want to attain
INFORMALS
created quickly of ad-hoc
It has little structure or format
the group members may change each time when there is a meeting or a discussion
It has short lifetime
REASONS FOR JOINING A GROUP
SELF-ESTEEM
"how you want others to see u" - provides feeling of self worth to group members- conveying the status to outsiders.
STATUS
When some members of a certain group viewed as important by others, it indirectly provides recognition and status for all the members. EXAMPLE- MEMBER OF "INSTITUTE OF MARKETING MALAYSIA" has some form of recognition and status.
SECURITY
REDUCE THEIR INSECURITIES-THEY FEEL STRONGER, HAVE FEWER SELF-DOUBT, & THEY BCM MORE RESISTANT TOWARDS THREATS