Lesson 11: Group Structure Flashcards
Blocking roles
Unproductive behavior that hinders the group from achieving organizational objectives.
Cliques
Subgroups of individuals within a larger group who share common goals, values, and expectations sometimes at odds with other subgroups and perhaps the larger group’s goals, values, and expectations.
Cohesion
The strength of the bonds linking individuals to and in the group. It is sometimes referred to as the glue that keeps a group together.
Group
Two or more persons who are interacting with one another in such a manner that each person influences and is influenced by each other while achieving a common purpose, mission, or task.
Group norms
The social standards that regulate group members’ behaviors. A —— regulate the group’s activities by identifying what is acceptable and what is not
Group roles
A coherent set of behaviors expected of people who occupy specific positions within a group.
Group Structure
The underlying pattern of roles, norms, and relations among members of groups.
Heterogeneous
A quality exhibited when members of the group are diversified in terms of their abilities, skills, resources, and /or social makeup that are required to accomplish the group’s task or mission.
Homogeneous
A quality exhibited when members of the group are similar in terms of their abilities, skills, resources, and /or social makeup that are required to accomplish the group’s task or mission
Interdependency
A characteristic of people being somewhat mutually dependent to accomplish a group task or goal.
Relationship-building Role
The position of a group member who performs behaviors that improve the nature and quality of interpersonal relations among other group members.
Role ambiguity
The perception and uncertainty due to unclear expectations by a group member about his or her purpose in the group.
Role clarity
The perception and clear understanding demonstrated when a group member accurately performs his or her assigned purpose in the group.
Role conflict
A state of tension, distress, or uncertainty caused by inconsistent or conflicting expectations associated with one’s role in the group.
Social loafing
The reduction of individual effort exerted when people work in groups as compared to when they work alone.
Status
The level of rights and privileges that members have within the group.
Task-facilitating role
Any position in a group occupied by a member who performs behaviors that promote completion of tasks and activities.
Team
Group members that are so tightly coupled that each member’s outcomes are inextricably tied to each other member’s outcomes.
Rampart scandal
Refers to widespread corruption in the community resources against street hoodlums (or CRASH) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles police department rampart division in the late 1990s.
