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 * __Groups in Organizations__**

WHAT IS A GROUP??

A **Group** Involves two or more people working together regularly to achieve common goals

An **Effective Group** achieves high levels of task performance, member satisfaction and team viability. - An effective group achieves it performance goals in the standard sense of quantity, quality and timeliness of work results.

In groups: - members are mutually dependent on one another to achieve common goals
 * - they interact regularly with one another to pursue those goals over a sustained period of time **

WHAT ARE SOME GROUP BENEFITS?? Group Benefits: - Groups are important resources that are good for both organizations and their members. - Groups helps an organization achieve things that are far beyond the efforts of any individual - Groups help maintain a high quality workforce by satisfying the needs of their members.

GROUPS PROS:

When groups are effective, they help organizations accomplish important tasks. In particular, they offer the potential for __synergy__. Synergy is the goal, the essential for organizations to become competitive and achieve long-term high performance in today's dynamic times.
 * Synergy** is the creation of a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

GROUP CONS:

A group can also have problems, one major concern is __social loafing,__ also known as the Ringlemann effect.
 * Social Loafing** Occurs when people work less hard in groups than they would individually

In this type of enviroment, - indivudal contributions are less noticeable in the group context - and they prefer to see other carry the workload.

TYPES OF GROUPS


 * Formal Groups**: Are officially designated for specific organizational purposes
 * -** Many formal groups are permanent and ongoing

- often help people get their jobs done.
 * Informal Groups:** Unofficial and emerge to serve special interests