Factors affecting Group CohesionOB Mini ProjectGroup no

Objectives and Hypothesis

•Objective:To analyze the various factors which are influencing cohesion within a task groups .

•Hypothesis:▫Higher goal oriented mindset leads to

higher group cohesion.▫Demographic uniformity influences group

cohesion.

Pictorial Representation

goal oriented mindset •Success Rate•External Threat and pressure

GroupCohesion

Demographic Uniformity•Age•Gender•Professional background•Location•Race/Ethnicity

Influence

Methodology•Study conducted on 30 candidates working

as teams in different projects in BIM campus.•Questionnaire were based on grading on a 5

point rating scale to measure cohesion and the cause for it.

•The observations are analyzed for the dependency of attributes on group cohesion.

•Statistical Methods Employed:▫Descriptive statistics: Weighted average score

comparison

Findings

•In BIM, overall cohesion was found to be average among groups.

•Demographic uniformity played a major role on group cohesion in a campus.

•Success rate and deadlines seems to be a driving factors among the students to work in a group.

•But there was no relationship found between group cohesion and success rate of the group and also deadline of the task.

Literature support• Sheila Simsarian Webber,Lisa

M.Donahue(2001),Impact of highly and less job-related diversity on work group cohesion and performance: a meta analysis.

• David A.Harrison, Kenneth H.Price,Myrtlep P.Bell , Beyond relational demography:Time and the effects of surface- and deep-level diversity on work group cohesion

• Michael D. Michalisin, Steven J. Karau Leadership’s Activation of Team Cohesion as a Strategic Asset: An Empirical Simulation

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