Group cohesiveness

Group cohesiveness

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  A PRESENTATION ON GROUP COHESIVENESS Submitted To Submitted By Mrs. Sapna Arora Jayoti Bala Assistant Professor Roll No 1111310014
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  Introduction to Group Cohesiveness  Group  Two or more people who interact regularly to accomplish a common purpose or goal.  Cohesiveness  The extent to which members are loyal and committed to the group; the degree of mutual attractiveness within the group.
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  Attributes of aCohesive Group  The members share the group goals and have common interests.  The number of members is relatively small.  The members are in constant touch with each other and have very effective interpersonal communication.  High group loyalty.  Members interact among themselves quite frequently.  Members keep themselves attached to the group as they feel that their needs would satisfied by the
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  Types of Cohesion  Task Cohesion – the degree to which members of a group work together to achieve common goals  Social Cohesion – reflects the degree to which members of a team like each other and enjoy each other’s company
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  Stages of Group Developmen t
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  Factors that IncreaseGroup Cohesiveness  Inter-group competition  Personal attraction  Favorable evaluation  Agreement on Goals  Interaction
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  Factors that decrease Cohesiveness  Large group size  Disagreement on goals  Intra-group competition  Domination  Unpleasant experiences
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  The Interaction Between Cohesivenessand Performance Norms
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  Importance of Group Cohesiveness  It has been found by studies that the output of a cohesive group tends to be more uniform than that of the members of the less cohesive group. More cohesive a group is more would be the productivity.
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