What is a formal group?
Work groups that have designated work assignments and tasks directed towards organizational goals.
Groups that are independently formed to meet the social needs of their members.
What is an informal group?
Group that are dependently formed to meet the social needs of their members.
What are the five stages in Group Development
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
Forming, Dorming, Storming, Performing, Torming.
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Journing
Forming Stage: Members join and begin the process of defining the group's purpose, structure, and leadership.
Storming Stage: Intragroup conflict occurs as individuals resist control by the group and disagree over leadership.
Norming Stage: Close relationships develop as the group becomes cohesive and establishes its norms for acceptable behaviour.
Performing Stage: A fully functional group sructure allows the group to focus on performing the task at hand.
Adjouring Stage: The group prepares to disband and is no longer concerned with high levels of performance.
Why are some groups more successful than others? Pick the one that's wrong.
The abilities of the group's members
The size of the group, the level of conflict
The inernal pressures on members to confrom to the group's norms
The amount of knowledge
