GROUP PROCESS MODEL Potential Performance Process Losses Process

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GROUP PROCESS MODEL Potential Performance Process Losses + = Process Gains Actual Group Performance

GROUP PROCESS MODEL Potential Performance Process Losses + = Process Gains Actual Group Performance -

PROCESS GAINS • New ways to motivate workers • New technologies • Information systems

PROCESS GAINS • New ways to motivate workers • New technologies • Information systems that improve coordination & communication • Addition of information, ideas, direction, opinion • Improved leadership

PROCESS LOSSES • • Coordination problems Communication problems Motivation problems Lack of information, ideas,

PROCESS LOSSES • • Coordination problems Communication problems Motivation problems Lack of information, ideas, direction, opinion • Problematic leadership

SOCIAL FACILITATION Presence of others Arousal Impaired if task is not familiar or is

SOCIAL FACILITATION Presence of others Arousal Impaired if task is not familiar or is very difficult Performance level Improved if task is familiar or is very easy

SOCIAL LOAFING • Tendency of individual to exert less effort when working in groups

SOCIAL LOAFING • Tendency of individual to exert less effort when working in groups • Six people doing a task is not 6 times faster than one person

CONFORMITY • Conformity — Yielding to the group by changing behavior or attitude to

CONFORMITY • Conformity — Yielding to the group by changing behavior or attitude to match the group's. Conformity includes yielding because of private acceptance or because of compliance • Compliance — Conformity to a group norm to obtain group rewards and avoid costs

POWER OF NORMS • Informational power -- provide information as to what is appropriate

POWER OF NORMS • Informational power -- provide information as to what is appropriate and correct in an ambiguous or a new situation. • Reward and punitive power -- adherence to group norms provides social approval and diminishes effort. Violation of norm brings social disapproval

ASCH CONFORMITY TASK STANDARD LINE COMPARISON LINES A B C

ASCH CONFORMITY TASK STANDARD LINE COMPARISON LINES A B C

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CONFORMITY • • • Group size Unanimity of opinion Group status,

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CONFORMITY • • • Group size Unanimity of opinion Group status, attractiveness Support for non-conformity Competence

HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS • The members: Build teams with regard to skills and experience

HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS • The members: Build teams with regard to skills and experience needed and Do not place someone on a team who is resistant • The situation: Clarify goals and then Train and train again • Rewards: Use appropriate performance measures and Link individual rewards to team performance • Group influence: Encourage communication, cooperation, and participation

BACKWARDS & FORWARDS • Summing up: Examined how the group influences individual performance via

BACKWARDS & FORWARDS • Summing up: Examined how the group influences individual performance via social facilitation and social loafing. The conformity process was explained in terms of informational and reward influence. Factors that contribute to conformity were detailed. • Looking ahead. Next time, we explore the role of communication in the organization and particularly look at how it is changing with technological advances in telecommunications