9 Group Properties Flashcards
Show how role requirements change in different situations
with respect to group
role
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A set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit
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with respect to group
A set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit
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role
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Define
role perception
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An idividual’s view of how he or she is supposed to act in a given situation
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Define
role expectations
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Are the way others believe you should act in a given context
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Define
An individual’s view of how he or she is supposed to act in a given situation
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role perception
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Define
Are the way others believe you should act in a given context
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role expectation
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Fill in the blank
In the workplace, we look at role expectations through the perspective of the ____.
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psychological contract
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Complete the sentence
The psychological contract is an agreement that sets out
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mutual expectations
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Define
psychological contract
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An unwritten agreement that sets out what a manager expects from an employee, and vice versa
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Fill in the blank
When a psychological contract also focuses on relationships between employers and employees, employees may also be more likely to engage in ____.
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organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs)
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Complete the sentence
One study among restaurant managers found that violations of the psychological contract were related to __(action)__.
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greater intentions to quit
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Fill in the blank
When compliance with one role requirement may make it difficult to comply with another, the result is ____.
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role conflict
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Define
role conflict
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A situation in which an individual is confronted by divergent role expectations
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Define
interrole conflict
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A situation in which the expectations of an individual’s different, separate groups are in opposition
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Myth or Science
Gossip and exclusion are toxic for groups
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not necessarily true, but it is counterintuitive
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Define
norms
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Acceptable standards of behavior within a group that are shared by the group’s members
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Define
conformity
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The adjustment of one’s behavior to align with the norms of the group
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True or false
Do individuals conform to the pressures of all groups to which they belong?
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No, because people belong to many groups and sometimes are contradictory.
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Fill in the boxes
- high productivity
- moderate productivity
- moderate to low productivity
- low productivity
