4. Group dynamics and leadership

Question 1

Group dynamics

Answer 1

Collection of two or more interacting individuals with stable pattern of relationships between them who share common goals and who perceive themselves as being a grp
Types of groups:
1. Formal and informal goals
Formal:
Standing task group
task group
2. Open and closed grps(In groups, have members to change or join at any time. But closed groups have fixed number of members)
3. In groups and Outputs

Question 2

team building

Answer 2

Types of teams:
1. Work teams
2. problem solving teams
3. management team
4. Virtual teams

Question 3

Strategies for conflict resolution

Answer 3

Interpersonal conflict
1. Remove barriers
2. cognitive dissonance.
3. Refuse to select either option
Interpersonal conflict
1) Lose lose strategy
2) win lose strategy
3) win win strategy.
Intergroup conflict
1. Problem Solving
2. expansion of resources
3. avoidance
4. smoothen

Question 4

Kurt Levin contributions

Answer 4

Kurt Levin is a psychologist contributed greatly to the ideas of group dynamics and group management
Three stages:
1. Unfreezing [demonstrating the need for change ]
2. Change [demonstrating the benefits of change]
3. Refreeze [reinforce the new behaviour]

Question 5

Path goal theory

Answer 5

Types of leadership:
1. Supportive leadership
2. achievement oriented leadership
3. directive leadership
4. participated leadership

Question 6

vroom’s decision tree approach to leadership

Answer 6

management decision styles:
1. Autocratic
A I: Leader solves the problem or makes a decision alone using information available at the time.
A II: Leader obtains information from subordinates, but then decided on solution alone
2. consultative
C I: Problem is shared with relevance subordinates individually leader then makes decision which may or may not reflect the influence of subordinates
C II: Problem is solved with subordinates as group, then leader makes a decision which may or may not reflect the influence of subordinates
3. group