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INTRODUCTION
GROUPS LIKE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THEIR OWN LIFE CYCLES.THEY ARE BORN,GROWN,DEVELOPED AND OFTEN DIE A GROUP'S EFFECTIVENESS DEPENDS ON THE STAGES OF ITS LIFE CYCLE
FORMING
IN THIS STAGE THERE IS GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINITY ABOUT GROUP'S PURPOSE,STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP. MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLORING FRIENDSHIP AND TASK POTENTIALS THEY DONT HAVE A STRATEGY FOR COMPLETING THE GROUP'S TASK
STORMING
AT THIS STAGE CONFLICT ARISES BECAUSE OF NEED TO CLARIFY ROLES AND BEHAVIOURAL EXPECTATIONS DISAGREEMENT IS INEVITABLE AS MEMBERS DECIDE ON TASK PROCEDURE,ROLE ASSIGNMENT,ETC ONE OBJECTIVE AT THIS STAGE IS TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT ABOUT POWER AND TASK STRUCTURE FAILURE TO SUCCEED IN THIS STAGE RESULTS IN SPLITTING OF THE GROUP ITSELF
NORMING
AT THIS STAGE A LEADER EMERGES AND THIS BRING'S ABOUT GROUP COHESIVENESS NEW GROUP STANDARD ROLES AND BEHAVIOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FORMED FOR MEMBERS DESIRED OUTCOME FOR THIS STAGE ARE
PERFORMING
PRODUCTIVITY IS AT ITS PEAK PERFORMING IS THE LAST STAGE IN PERMANENT WORK GROUPS
ADJOURNING
FOR TEMPORARY TASK GROUPS THIS IS THE LAST STAGE THE GROUP BREAKS AFTER PERFORMANCE OF THE TASK THE LEADER FACILITATES POSITIVE CLOSURE AT THIS STAGE BY RECOGNISING AND REWARDING GROUP PERFORMANCE
FORMAL WORK GROUPS AND INFOMAL GROUPS ARE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ANY WORK SETTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GROUP MEMBERS INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHERS BELIEFS AND ATTITUDE GROUPS PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL SECURITY IN THE FORM OF DIRECT WORK ASSISTANCE
OFFER
THAT INFLUENCES
PITFALLS OF GROUP
STATUS DIFFERENTIALS GROUP NORMS RISKY AND CAUTIOUS SHIFTS POLARIZATION GROUP THINK
STATUS DIFFERENTIALS
GROUPS ARE FORMED FOR TASK FULFILLMENT.STATUS DIFFERENTIALS HINDER INTEGRATION OF MEMBERS. HIGH STATUS INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE PROMINENCE AND THEIR VIEWS ARE ACCEPTED EVEN IF THEY ARE WRONG
GROUP NORMS
NORMS DICTATE THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE GROUP MEMBERS GROUP NORMS MAY FORCE MEMBERS TO SUPPORT DECISIONS WHICH PRIVATELY THEY MIGHT DISAGREE WITH
RISKY SHIFTS OCCUR WHEN GROUP MAKES A DECISION WHICH IS MORE RISKY THAN AN INDIVIDUAL WORKING ALONE WOULD MAKE CAUTIOUS SHIFTS OCCUR WHEN GROUP MAKES A DECISION WHICH IS LESS RISKY THAN AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD MAKE
POLARISATION
IT MEANS MAGNIFYING A DOMINANT VIEW POINT IT OCCURS MAINLY WHEN GROUP MEMBERS ARE SWAYED BY ONE ANOTHER'S ADVOCACY
GROUP THINK
GROUP NORMS-DEFINITION
THESE ARE SET OF BELIEFS,FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES COMMONLY SHARED BY GROUP MEMBERS
CHARACTERISTICS
THE MAJORITY OF GROUP MEMBERS GENERALLY FIND THEM ACCEPTABLE GROUP BEHAVIOUR IS THE FOCAL POINT OF ATTENTION MEMBERS ACCEPT THEM IN VARYING DEGREES THE PROCESS OF MANAGING THE GROUP IS FACILITATED BY THEM SET O REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OR NON-ACCEPTANCE OF NORMS
GROUP TASKS
GROUP TASK REFERS TO WHAT THE GROUP FORMED ACTUALLY HAS TO DO. GROUP PERFORMANCE MAINLY DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF TASK
TYPES OF TASK
TIME FRAME:REFERS TO TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TASK TASK REQUIREMENTS:INCLUDES THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION GENERATED,PROCESSED AND TRANSMITTED TASK OBJECTIVES:BASED ON CLASSIFICATION OF CLASSES DEPENDING ON THE OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED
GROUP COHESIVENESS
COHESIVENESS IS THE EXTENT OF LIKING EACH MEMBER HAS TOWARDS OTHERS PERSONS IN A HIGHLY COHESIVE GROUP VALUE THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND STRIVE TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER GROUP MEMBERS
SOURCES
INTERACTION THREAT SEVERITY OF INITIATION CO-OPERATION SHARED GOALS ATTITUDES AND VALUES SIZE
INTERACTION
MORE THE INTERACTION BETTER IS THE COHESIVENESS OF THE GROUP AS THEY TEND TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH EACH OTHER
THREAT
a)OUTSIDE b)COOPERATION CAN HELP OVERCOME THE THREAT c)THERE IS LITTLE OR NO CHANCE OF ESCAPE
SEVERITY OF INITIATION
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING INTO THE GROUP ALSO AFFECTS COHESIVENESS MORE THE DIFFICULTY MORE THE LEVEL OF COHESIVENESS
SOMETIMES THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE OF THE GROUP AFFECTS COHESIVENESS GROUPS THAT SHARE THE SAME GOALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE MORE COHESIVE
SIZE
CONSEQUENCES OF COHESIVENESS
POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES
i. HELPS TO INCREASE MORALE ii.REDUCES CONFLICTS iii.BETTER PRODUCTIVITY iv.BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES