Organizational Behavior, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (17th Edition)
Organizational Behavior, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (17th Edition)
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134439822
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 1CR
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The different types of groups that may be formed

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A group is generally identified as the gathering or collection of two or more individuals who proceed to interact and are inter-reliant on each other to work towards the accomplishment of specific objectives.

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There are two types of groups that may be formed, namely, formal groups and informal groups. In particular, formal groups are the ones that are created by the organization and defined by its structure, with designated job assignments and fixed tasks allocated to the group members. Further, the behavior and actions involved in by the members of a formal group are specified by and pointed towards the achievement of the company’s goals.

Contrastingly, informal groups are the ones that are formed quite spontaneously through similar interests and friendships developed among two or more members of an organization. To clarify, they are formed with no direction from the management of the organization and are not formally structured. Nevertheless, informal groups satisfy the necessity for social interaction among its members, and thus profoundly affect their performance and behavior.

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