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    The document discusses various topics related to groups and teams, including: 1) Social identity theory and how individuals define themselves in relation to their group. 2) Factors that can lead to "groupthink" where groups strive for unanimity and fail to consider alternatives. 3) Models of group formation and decision-making processes, including punctuated equilibrium and conformity. 4) Tools for creative problem solving in groups like brainstorming and nominal group technique.

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    The document discusses various topics related to groups and teams, including: 1) Social identity theory and how individuals define themselves in relation to their group. 2) Factors that can lead to "groupthink" where groups strive for unanimity and fail to consider alternatives. 3) Models of group formation and decision-making processes, including punctuated equilibrium and conformity. 4) Tools for creative problem solving in groups like brainstorming and nominal group technique.

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    The document discusses various topics related to groups and teams, including: 1) Social identity theory and how individuals define themselves in relation to their group. 2) Factors that can lead to "groupthink" where groups strive for unanimity and fail to consider alternatives. 3) Models of group formation and decision-making processes, including punctuated equilibrium and conformity. 4) Tools for creative problem solving in groups like brainstorming and nominal group technique.

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    30-08-2019

    Groups and teams


    Sessions 18-19

    Identity and group behavior


    • Member roles:
    • Perception versus Expectations – psychological contract
    • Role conflict – inter-role conflicts
    • Individual asymmetries of:
    • interest behind joining group
    • Information possessed by members
    • Diversity and Cohesiveness

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    Identity and group behavior


    • Social Identity Theory:
    • Defining self in terms of consequences to group
    • Self-enhancement: wish for favorable information about self from group members
    • Belongingness: form and maintain positive and significant relationships with others
    • Relational identification:
    • Self-enhancement through connections, and role relationships with group members – reflected in co-operative
    with relationships with group members
    • Belongingness expressed in strong informal relationships with group members – develops into emotional glue
    • Collective identification:
    • Self-enhancement through extent to which group membership and shared characteristics of the group
    • Belongingness through “oneness” to group as a whole, its characteristics, purpose etc. – explains individual
    willingness to public service
    • In-group vs. out-group
    • Social Identity Threat:
    • Fear of negative evaluation
    • Loss of confidence and performance

    Groupthink

    • When does groupthink happen?


    • A very cohesive group is deeply involved in solving some problem
    • Group members strive for unanimous decisions and,
    • They fail to realistically appraise many alternatives
    • Factors that lead to groupthink:
    • We are morally superior
    • We are not vulnerable
    • People who oppose us are evil and weak
    • We are under threat
    • Dissent is not tolerated

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    Structure of groups
    • Status within group:
    • Power through control over resources
    • Ability to contribute significantly to group goals
    • Personal characteristics – intelligence, agreeableness etc.
    • Status seeking behavior among members – jostling and power play
    • Status inequity and member motivation
    • Group size:
    • Social loafing
    • Sub-group formation

    Punctuated Equilibrium Model

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    Processes in groups: decision making


    • Stages of group formation:
    • Forming
    • Storming
    • Norming
    • Performing
    • Punctuated-Equilibrium: time-performance model
    • Initial meeting
    • Inertia period
    • Transition (half-time)
    • Inertia
    • Past-paced work & completion
    • Conformity – Solomon Asch experiment
    • Group think
    • Group shift

    Processes in groups: behaviors


    • Decision making techniques
    • Face-to-face meetings
    • Brainstorming
    • Nominal group techniques
    • Technology mediated techniques
    • Deviant member behavior and group effectiveness
    • Production related
    • Property related
    • Politics related
    • Personal aggression

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    Five-Stage Model

    Groups vs teams

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    Managing groups: Salient issues


    • Structure
    • Process
    • Language
    • Identity
    • Technology

    Team effectiveness model

    Caveat 1: This is a
    general guide only.

    Caveat 2: The model


    assumes that teamwork
    is preferable to
    individual work.

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    Roles in teams

    Tools for creative problem solving

    • Brainstorming:
    • An idea-generation process that specifically encourages any and all
    alternatives while withholding any criticism of those alternatives
    • Nominal group technique
    • Discussion is limited
    • Silent periods
    • Ranking of ideas

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    Leadership in Teams

    • Credibility
    • With superiors
    • With peers
    • With subordinates
    • Importance of fairness
    • Use of both sided arguments
    • Not always the same leader for everything
    • Makes member care for one another
    • Not losing sight of goals

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