UGBA 105 Midterm 2 Latest Questions and Answers 100% Correct.
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Course
UGBA 105
Institution
UGBA 105
Interest Group - ️️An informal work group consisting of people who come together
because they have a common goal or objective related to their organizational
membership
- Often formed to voice concerns and can be an impetus for needed organizational
changes
Group Size - ️️A characteris...
UGBA 105 Midterm 2
Interest Group - ✔️✔️An informal work group consisting of people who come together
because they have a common goal or objective related to their organizational
membership
- Often formed to voice concerns and can be an impetus for needed organizational
changes
Group Size - ✔️✔️A characteristic of work groups
- Smaller groups: members are likely to know one another and interact regularly, easier
to share information, recognize individual contribution to group, and identify with group's
goals => may lead to increased motivation and commitment to group goals and higher
levels of satisfaction
- Bigger groups: less personal, less interaction, may feel unimportant, difficult to share
information, duplication of effort => less motivation and commitment to group
Group - ✔️✔️A set of two or more people who interact with each other to achieve
certain goals or to meet certain needs
- May have a common goal(s) but not necessarily all identical goals.
Example: If members of different departments in an organization are assigned to work
together, one may focus on efficiency, one may focus on customizability, one may focus
on innovation, etc.
Group Goal - ✔️✔️A goal that all or most members of a group can agree on as a
common goal
Types of Work Groups - ✔️✔️1. Formal Work Groups
2. Informal Work Groups
Formal Work Groups - ✔️✔️Established by management to help the organization
achieve its goals
Informal Work Groups - ✔️✔️A group that emerges naturally when individuals perceive
that membership in a group will help them achieve their goals or meet their needs (ex.
going out to bars every friday with a group)
Types of Formal Work Groups - ✔️✔️1. Command Group
2. Task Force
3. Team
4. Self-Managed Work Team
Command Group - ✔️✔️A formal work group consisting of subordinates who report to
the same supervisor (like a department; ex. financial aid department)
, - complete most of an organization's work
Task Force - ✔️✔️A formal work group consisting of people who come together to
accomplish a specific goal
- aka Standing Committees or Task Groups
- Disbanded when goal is accomplish unless the goal/problem is a long-term concern to
the organization
Team - ✔️✔️A formal work group consisting of people who *intensely* together
(interact at a high level) to achieve a common group goal
- Difficult to manage because hard to get members to agree
- Just because you're in a group doesn't make you a team
Self-Managed Work Teams - ✔️✔️A formal work group consisting of people who are
jointly responsible for ensuring that the team accomplishes its goals and who lead
themselves
- A team without a manager or a team member assigned to lead them
Types of Informal Work Groups - ✔️✔️1. Friendship Group
2. Interest Group
Friendship Group - ✔️✔️An informal work group consisting of people who enjoy each
other's company and socialize with each other on and off the job
- Help meet employees' needs for social interaction, a source of social support, and can
contribute to job satisfaction and positive moods
2 Types of Group Development Models - ✔️✔️1. 5 Stage Model of Group Development
2. Punctuated Equilibrium Model
5 Stage Model of Group Development - ✔️✔️(FSNPA)
1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing
5. Adjourning
1. Forming: group members try to get to know each other and establish a common
understanding; complete when individuals feel like true members of the group
2. Storming: conflict in group, members resist being controlled by the group,
disagreements arise concerning leadership in the group (leader is usually the one that
talks the most); complete when there is no more resistance
3. Norming: group members develop close ties, feelings of friendship and camaraderie,
share a common purpose; complete when members agree on standards to guide their
behavior in the group
4. Performing: group works together to achieve its goals; when real work is done
5. Adjourning: group disbands after accomplishing its goals
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