Lecture
Group types: formal, informal
The basis of the typology of groups - the principle of creating groups.
Formal groups , groups created by policy at the will of the organization to fulfill its goals.
There are 2 types of formal groups:
Informal groups are groups created by employees to meet different needs.
Common in formal and informal groups:
Base for comparison | Informal group | Formal group |
General relationship | Unofficial | Official |
Basic concepts | Power influence | Rights and obligations |
A main attention | To man | To post |
Source of power | Coming from a group | Delegates management |
Leadership and behavior | Norms | rules |
Sources of control | Sanction | Reward fine |
Recommendations to managers for working with informal groups:
The reason for the formation of the group | Types of groups | Stages of group development | The main characteristics of groups | Potential end result |
Meeting the needs for: - communication - self-respect - security - strengthening power - obtaining a certain status - achieving social, economic and other goals | Formal: -administrative -operative Informal: -by interest -by friendship | 1-adaptation 2-identification 3-integration 4-decay | -structure -the size -composition -status -rolls -norms -cohesion -communication -understanding -leadership -conflict | -individual performance -group performance -organizational performance |
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Organizational behavior
Terms: Organizational behavior