Interpersonal Processes and Behavior, Team and Leadership Development

Sheetal Wagh

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CONTENTS

a) Foundations of Group Behavior :The Meaning of Group, Group Behavior and

Group Dynamics

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MEANING OF GROUP

•  Consists of 2 or more individuals interacting and interdependent for the achievement of certain common objectives •  Essential for organizations functioning

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Group Behavior

  It refers to the situations where people interact in large or small groups

  Quite complex

  Its importance

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Impact Of Group Behavior By Elton Mayo

  Hawthorne Experiments

  Productivity

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MEANING OF GROUP DYNAMICS

•  “Both a subject of matter and a scientific field of study” - Kurt Lewin, 1930

•  Focuses on teamwork

•  Small groups are constantly in contact with each other

•  Share common ideas to accomplish the given tasks

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LEADERSHIP STYLES OF GROUP DYNAMICS

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IMPORTANCE OF GROUP DYNAMICS

  Formal and informal workgroups   Teamwork   Useful in analysing groups   Degree of diversity   Achieve goals

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