GROUP 4

Kendra MillerBarbara RochonJaren ScottBarbara StoutamoreJason Verba

Case Group

• Health equipment manufacturing company Recruit managers and supervisors

Monterey, Mexico 8 weeks

8 people Demographics

4 Caucasian men, 2 Caucasian women 1 African-American woman 1 Hispanic woman Ages 30-55 yrs.

The Social Identity Perspective of Small Groups

Social Identity

Group is part of individual

Shared psychological reality

(Poole, p. 100)

(Poole, p. 102)

(Poole, p. 103)

The Social Identity Perspective of Small Groups

Motivation to sustain positive social identity

Members sought roles that maximized outcome

Proactive concerning conflict within group

(Poole, p. 103)

(Poole, p. 111)

The Social Identity Perspective of Small Groups

Motivation to sustain positive social identity

Conform to group norms

Seek meaning in tasks

(Poole, p. 113)

The Network Perspective of Small Groups

Communication pattern

High-complex tasks developed decentralized communication pattern

Low-complex tasks developed centralized communication pattern

(Poole, p. 299)

The Network Perspective of Small Groups

Decentralized communication patterns Supervisors assessed groups as having higher production

levels

Group productivity increased with varied demographic boundaries

(Poole, p. 296)

The Network Perspective of Small Groups

Friendship and advice ties are positively associated with group’s perceived effectiveness

(Poole, p. 296)

Conclusion

Theories that work best

Social Identity Perspective of Small Groups

Network Perspective in Small groups

Reference

Poole, M. S. & Hollingshead, A. B. (2005).

Theories of small groups: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Sage Publications. Thousand Oaks, CA.