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Organizational Behavior Group 3

Groups and Teams

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Groups TeamsCase study

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GROUPS

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Meaning of Group

A collection of people who interact with oneanother, accept rights and obligations as a members andwho share a common identity.e.g., Presentation group

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Why to form group?

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Attraction Goals

Need

Satisfaction

Roles in Group

• Task oriented roles

• Maintenance roles

• Individual roles

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Characteristics of Group

Norms Leadership Cohesiveness

Status

HierarchyRoles

Composition

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Stag

esStages of group development

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Group composition

1. Homogeneous group

2. Heterogeneous group

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Advantages of group

• Pooling of knowledge and information

• Satisfaction & commitment

• Personnel development

• More risk-taking

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Disadvantages of group

• Time consuming & costly

• Individual domination

• Problem of responsibility

• Group think

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Departments of organizations. Political groups.

Groups example

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TEAMS

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Meaning of Team

A group of people who share a common name, mission, set of goals or objectives and expectations.

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Why team building?

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•Problem-solving teams•Self-managed work teams•Functional teams•Cross-functional teams•Virtual teams

Types of Teams

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Building Effective Teams

Setting clear goalsSelecting team membersProviding leadershipProviding trainingRewarding the teamDeveloping trust

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Advantages of Team building

• Range Of Options

• Division Of Work

• Motivation

• Help in Decision Making

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Team killers

• Role clashes

• Complains

• Doing work

• No excuses

• No isolation

• Ego

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Group vs. Team

Criteria Group Team

1. Interest 1. Shared interest 1. Mutually agreed

2. Contribution 2. Individual 2. Synergic

3. Skills 3. Complementary 3. Random

4. Identity 4. Shared 4. Clearly defined

5. Culture 5. Diverse 5. Shared

6. Example 6. Cricket fans 6. Cricket team

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Indian cricket teamTeam Example

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Comparison between Group & Team

• Comprised of two or more people.

• Having similar goals or objectives.

• Having similar backgrounds, personalities, knowledge & values.

• Work of groups and teams are subtle.

• Groups and teams are work for same goal but methods are different.

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SEWASelf Employed Women’s Association

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CASE STUDY

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SEWA

• Head office : Ahmedabad

• Total members:1,916,676

• Goal: ’Full employment and self-reliance’

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SEWA Workers'

leadership

Literacy

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SEWA Activities

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Questions

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1. What did you understand by groups?

2. What is meant by forming a team?

3. Give two points of difference between groups and teams.

4. Give a comparison between group and team.

5. Give examples about formal groups.

6. Give examples of team.

References

• Google.co.in

• En.wikipedia.org

• Organizational Behavior and Management by

John Ivancevich, Robert Konopaske, Michael

Matteson

• Contemporary Management by Gareth Jones, Jennifer George

• www.sewa.org

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