This document defines groups and discusses different types of groups. It states that a group consists of two or more individuals interacting to accomplish a common goal. Groups are either formal, which are established by managers to achieve organizational goals, or informal, which form naturally among employees to meet social or other needs. Formal groups include command groups overseen by a single manager, task groups working on a project, interest groups around a specific topic, and friendship groups among employees.

1. NATURE OF GROUPS
By,
Roshni Mathew
MACFAST,Tiruvalla

2. DEFINITION OF GROUPS
 Two or more individuals interacting with each other
in order to accomplish a common goal.

3. TYPES OF GROUPS
 Formal Groups:
 A group that managers establish to achieve
organization goals.
 Eg: Product development team, college faculty,
finance dept. of a company
 Informal Group:
 A group that managers or non managerial employees
form to help achieve their own goals or to meet their
own needs.
 Bring together people to meet there social needs.
 This group forms naturally.
 Eg: Orkut. Facebook.

4. TYPES OF FORMAL GROUPS
 Command Group : A group of subordinates who
report to one particular manager constitutes the
command group. The command group is specified
by the formal organizational chart.
 Task Group: A group of individuals who are working
as a unit to complete a project
or job task.

5.  Interest Groups : A group that forms because of
some special topic of interest. Generally, when the
interest declines or a goal has been achieved, the
group disbands.
 Friendship Groups : An informal group that is
established in the workplace because of
some common characteristic of its members
and that may extend the interaction of its
members to include activities outside the
workplace.