by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Types of Groups?Groups can be classified based on how they form, their size, function, composition, and authority. Some of the primary classifications are discussed below. What are Formal and Informal Groups?A formal workgroup is generally formed pursuant...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
Theories for Group FormationVarious theories exist concerning the reason that informal groups arise. Several common theories are discussed below.What is Propinquity Theory? This theory says that individuals form informal social groups based upon their physical...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Stages of Team Development?American organizational psychologist Bruce Tuckman proposed a four-stage map of group evolution, known as the Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing Model (1965). These stages are discussed below. What is Forming Stage? The forming...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
Group Development as a Cyclical ModelThe five-stage model of group development is linear in nature. Some theorists believe that group formation is more dynamic cyclical in nature. While groups may pass through each of these stages, it is common that groups revert back...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Types of Teams?A team is generally understood to be a group that shares a common purpose and functions cohesively. As such, there are innumerable types of teams that arise within the many groups making up an organization. Teams serve any purpose required...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Lean Control?Lean control (or simply Lean) is a process used to control non-financial aspects (work processes, purposes, and people) of organizational performance – all with the purpose of improving quality and decreasing waste. The three core principles...
