A group behavior can be stated as a course of action a group takes as a family.

1. FOUNDATIONS OF
GROUP BEHAVIOR
Presented By:
Angelica S.A Reyes
MSHRM

2. OBJECTIVES
Defining and Classifying Groups
Stages of Group Development
Group Properties

3. DEFINITION OF A GROUP
A group is defined as two or more
individuals, interacting and
interdependent, who have come
together to achieve particular
objectives or to promote its
accomplishment.

4. DYNAMICS OF GROUP FORMATION
 THEORY OF PROPINQUITY
-People associate with one another due to
geographical proximity.
 BALANCE THEORY
-People who have similar attitudes towards certain
objectives and goals tend to form a group.
 EXCHANGE THEORY
-The reward-cost outcomes of interactions serve as
the basis for group formation.

5. VARIOUS TYPES OF GROUPS
 FORMAL GROUPS
-Those defined by the organization’s structure, with
designated work assignments establishing tasks.
-The behaviors that one should engage in are
stipulated by and directed toward organizational
goals.
Example: Airline flight crew is a formal group.

6.  INFORMAL GROUPS
-Alliances that are neither formally structured nor
organizationally determined.
-Natural formations in the work environment in
response to the need for social contact.
Example: Employees from different departments
who regularly eat lunch/snack together is an informal
group.

8. OTHER TYPES OF GROUPS
 Small Groups
 Large Groups
 Primary Groups
 Secondary Groups
 Coalitions
 Membership Groups
 Reference Groups

9. STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT

10. GROUP STRUCTURE
It helps shape the behavior of its members,
predict the behavior and guide the
performance of the group as a whole.
1. FORMAL LEADERSHIP
 Leader’s behavior has a significant impact on the
group behavior and performance. The style is
imitated by the members.

11. 2. ROLES
 Pattern which an individual occupying a certain
position in society is expected to display.
DIMENSIONS OF ROLES ARE:
 Role Identity
 Role Perception
 Role Expectations
 Role Conflict

12. 3. NORMS
 Acceptable standards of behavior that are shared by
the group’s members. Norms tell members what they
ought and ought not to do under certain
circumstances.
COMMON CLASSES OF NORMS:
 Performance Norms
 Appearance Norms
 Social Arrangement
 Allocation of Resources
Norms

13. 4. STATUS
 A socially defined position or rank given to
groups or group members by others.
FACTORS THAT DETERMINES STATUS:
 Status Characteristics Theory
 Group Interaction
 Inequity
 Culture

14. 5. SIZE OF A GROUP
 The size of a group affects the group’s overall
behavior, but the effect depends on the dependent
variables.
 SOCIAL LOAFING- is the tendency for individuals
to expend less effort when working collectively than
when working individually.

15. 6. COHESIVENESS
 The degree to which members are attracted to
each other and are motivated to stay in the group.
It is important because it has been found to be
related to the group’s productivity.

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