group communications. i. characteristics of a group all groups and their success are affected by 3...
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GROUP COMMUNICATIONS
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I. characteristics of a group
all groups and their success are affected by 3 variables –
SIZENORMSCOHESION
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I. characteristics of a group
A. group size – size affects the comfort of each group member.
- ideal size is 5 -7 people because everyone participates more.
- 4 or less has too little diversity to generate ideas.
- 7 or more will cause the quiet members to talk less, and when they do talk, only talk to authority figures.
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I. characteristics of a group
B. norms – expected behavior within the group
- cooperation, it is not a competition- discussion, it is not a debate- avoid negative talk, be encouraging
and positive- all three require patience
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I. characteristics of a group
C. cohesion – degree of unity- the more unity among members,
the higher the degree of success.
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II. group roles
how members relate to each other and perform.everyone assumes a role or several when members of a group. there are 3 category of roles – task relational dysfunctional
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II. group roles
A. task roles- related to the job the group must do• Information giver, information seeker• Starter, direction giver, summarizer,
energizer• Gatekeeper, opinion giver, opinion
seeker
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II. group roles
B. relational roles- related to resolving conflict and
getting along- Participation encourager- Tension reliever- Praise giver- Empathic listener
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II. group roles
C. dysfunctional roles– related to any disruptive behaviorsBlockerAttackerRecognition seekerJokerWithdrawer
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IV. leadership styles
there are 3 leadership styles which may be present in any given group situation -
Laissez faire AuthoritarianDemocratic
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IV. leadership styles
A. laissez faire – “low control” leader- intervenes as little as possible into group discussions/decisions- empowers group members to take control of their efforts- identifies strengths of members-will appear to fade into the background
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IV. leadership styles
B. authoritarian – “high control” leader- influences all aspects of decisions and group actions- holds most of the power of decision making- manages all group interactions- guides group towards what he or she thinks is best
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IV. leadership styles
C. democratic – “moderate control” leader- offers direction when the group needs it- encourages members to voice opinions and express differences
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V. decision making methods
there are 4 ways to make decisions within groups -
consensusvotingcompromiseauthority rules
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V. decision making methods
A. consensus – informal– general agreement
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V. decision making methods
B. voting – formal- agreement by individual expression of choice
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V. decision making methods
C. compromise – mutual concessions- settling of differences by each side yielding, adjusting, or ‘giving in’ on their principles to some degree
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V. decision making methods
D. authority rules – only one makes the choice– there is no say so in making the decision by members of the group; the leader makes the decision