Lecture 2

Question 1

Aggregate

Answer 1

Numerous people who are not interacting as a group

Question 2

Example of an Aggregate

Answer 2

People waiting for the bus

Question 3

Group

Answer 3

People who are connected by communication, time spent, size, patterns, and attitudes

Question 4

Example of a group

Answer 4

Faith group

Question 5

Types of groups

Answer 5

1.) Production Teams
2.)Committees
3.)Decision making groups
4.)Problem-solving groups
5.)quality circles

Question 6

Size of groups

Answer 6

1.) An Even number of people in groups is better
2.) Five is the optimal number for statifaction

Question 7

Smaller groups

Answer 7

They are able to be quicker but have less quality of work

Question 8

Larger groups

Answer 8

They are going to be slower but more quality because they have a larger skill set and knowledge but they discuss more

Question 9

Definition of groups (RISFMP)

Answer 9

Relational
Interactional
Structural
Functional
Motivated
Perceptual

Question 10

Relational

Answer 10

A group is formed when you can see interdependence (relationship)

Question 11

Interactional

Answer 11

Interaction between members of a group

Question 12

Structural

Answer 12

When patterns/roles appear

Question 13

Functional

Answer 13

To preform riles similar to structural

Question 14

Motivated

Answer 14

The members want to participate

Question 15

Perceptual

Answer 15

How the members feel included and if they like that they are involved

Question 16

Tuckmen 4 phases to forming a group

Answer 16

1.) Forming
2.) Storming
3.) Norming
4.) Performing

Question 17

Forming

Answer 17

Introductions

Question 18

Storming

Answer 18

Finding vital information
I.e What time to meet

Question 19

Norming

Answer 19

Resolving problems and creating structure

Question 20

Performing

Answer 20

Actually doing tasks and accomplishing things

Question 21

Input/process/output

Answer 21

Input-Tasks and resources
Process-process variables
output-Productivity

Question 22

Compliance

Answer 22

The member complies by doing what they think group wants them to do

Question 23

Private Acceptance

Answer 23

A member conforms in beliefs as well as in behaviors

Question 24

Conformity

Answer 24

A member chooses the majority decision that is acceptable

Question 25

Deviance

Answer 25

a member chooses an actions that is not socially acceptable and the majority does not accept

Question 26

Task

Answer 26

The job, the work.

Question 27

Maintenance

Answer 27

The relationships, cohesion, rapport, chemistry. Includes Praise

Question 28

Bale’s relationship between task and maintenance

Answer 28

As tasks go up relationships will do down.
And as relationships go up then tasks will go down

Question 29

Hershey Blanchard Contingent Leadership

Answer 29

Task Maintenance
1.) All work No Praise
2.) + +
3.) - +
4.) - -
5.) + -

Question 30

Task Output

Answer 30

productivity- Amount of work preformed
Quality- the excellence of work
Accuracy- the correctness
Speed-time took to complete tasks

Question 31

Maintenance Output

Answer 31

Cohesiveness- why members are attracted the group
Satisfaction

Question 32

Talk cycle

Answer 32

1.) The talkative person becomes the leader
2.) After becoming the leader the groups will start to not like the talkative person as the leader

Question 33

First Impressions

Answer 33

anticipation of meeting a person tends to lead to excepting to like that person

Question 34

Zaleska liability and leadership

Answer 34

The most talkative person in the group is the most persuasive but might not be competent which leads to being wrong

Question 35

Bales price of leadership

Answer 35

After first meeting: 64.4% of member choose both idea and best liked for leader.

Best liked and guidance leader 40.6%

After 4th meeting: 10.7% choose both best liked and idea for leader

Best liked and guidance leader 17.9%

Question 36

Competence versus confidence

Answer 36

Confidence does not equal competence

Question 37

Connection between talkative people and the number of group members

Answer 37

When a group becomes larger the talkative members still talk as much and remain satisfied but most members of large groups do not get to talk and become unsatisfied

Question 38

Inner Work of Leaders

Answer 38

watch out for well-being of the group while they are still being challenged to do better

Question 39

Size of groups and quality, speed, and satisfaction

Answer 39

As the size increases the quality increases but speed decreases therefore satisfaction goes down