Group
 Group
 Formal Group  Informal Group  Command Group  Task Group
Why?
 Social identity theory  Ingroup favoritism
 Similarity
 Distinctiveness
 Status
Stages of Group Development
 Five-Stage Group-Development Model
 Forming
 Storming
 Norming
 Performing
 Adjourning
 Alternative Model
Group Properties (1)
 Roles
 Role perception
 Role expectations
 Role conflict
Group Properties (2)
 Norms
 The Hawthorne Studies
 Conformity
 Reference Group
Group Properties (3)
 Status
 Status Characteristic Theory
 Power
 Contribution
 Personal Characteristics
 Status and Norms
 Status and Group Interaction
Group Properties (4)
 Size
 Social Loafing
 What causes social loafing?
Group Properties (5)
 Cohesiveness
Group Decision Making
 Strength  Weakness
 Effectiveness and Efficiency
 Groupthink and Group shift
Group Decision-Making Techniques
 Interacting Groups  Brainstorming
Global Implication
 Status and Culture  Social Loafing
 Group Diversity