Communication 2zero7 Organizing Schemes Fall 2002

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SMALL GROUP ORGANIZING SCHEMES

WHAT ARE THE PRIMITIVE TERMS IN SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION?

Cohesion........Forces Which Bind One To A Group

Communication...Creating Shared Meaning/Understanding

Consensus.......A Decision Everyone Can Get Behind

Leadership......Interpersonal Influence

Norm............Rules Governing The Do's, Don'ts, & Say's

Productivity...Efficient Goal Attainment

Role............Expected Pattern Of Behavior

Satisfaction....Individual Needs Or Expectations Met

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY TYPES OF GROUP TALK

Problem-Solving Talk

Role Formation Talk

CR Talk

Encounter Talk

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY TYPES OF GROUPS

Task Group.........Problem-Solving

Encounter Group....Who Am I? How Do You See Me? Who Are We

CR Group...........Build Group Identity.

Cyborg........Computer-mediated Groups

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY ROLES WHICH FURNISH GROUP STRUCTURE?

Leader

Socio-Emotional Leader

Central Negative

Information Provider

Tension Reliever

WHAT ARE THE PHASES IN AN TASK/PROBLEM-SOLVING GROUP?

Orientation Phase...Whata We Gotta Do? How We Gonna Do It?

Conflict Phase......Stop The Vignette. Ain't Gonna Wash.

Emergence Phase......Hey This Might Work! Eureka! Amen!

Reinforcement Phase .Hey We Kicked A Little Ass. We Are Good!

WHAT BREAK MOMENTS OCCUR IN A TASK/PROBLEM-SOLVING GROUP?

CR Moment..............Who Are We As A Group?

Group Flight Moments..."Let's Not Talk About Work"

Encounter Moment.......Who Am I? Who Are You? Who Are We

Break Moments..........Delays, Disruptions, And Stops

 WHAT ARE THE PHASES IN AN ENCOUNTER GROUP

Boundary Seeking...Who Are We? Why Are We Here? Where Are We Going?

Ambivalence........False Honeymoon

Actualization......Push And Pull Between Intimacy & Autonomy

Aimed At Self-Awareness And Self Growth

WHAT ARE THE PHASES IN A CR GROUP?

Credentialing........Who Are We? Are We The Same?

Polarization...........Who Are They? We vs They

New Values/Vision......Who Could We Be? What Might We Become?

Action.................What Are We Going To Do?

WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF VILLAIN EMERGING DURING POLARIZATION

Upward Theys (Persons With Greater Perceived Power)

Lateral Theys (Competing Groups With Relatively Equal Power)

Downward They (Persons With Lower Perceived Power)

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY TYPES OF INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT

Primary Tension........Communication Apprehension

Secondary Tension......Role Conflict

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL NEEDS A GROUP MUST SATISFY FOR EACH OF IT'S MEMBERS?

Need For Inclusion.....In Or Out

Need For Affection.....Close Or Far, Warm Or Cold

Need For Control.......Top or Bottom, One-Up, One-Down

WHAT CRITERIA CAN BE USED TO JUDGE THE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE BEING ACHIEVED IN A SMALL GROUP?

Level Of Understanding And Consensus

Emergence And Stabilization Of Group Roles

Level of Interpersonal Trust And Empathy

Emergence Of Group Identity

WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY OUTCOMES OF COMPETENT SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION?

Consensus

Productivity

Member Satisfaction

WHAT ARE A GROUP MEMBERS ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES?

To Use Knowledge & Skill To Meet This Group's Particular Needs

To Sacrifice Individual/Personal Goals For Group Goals

To Be Tolerant Of Individual Differences(Beliefs/Behaviors)

To Cooperate With Rather Than Control Or Manipulate Members

IF RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ASSUMED WHAT ARE A GROUP MEMBERS RIGHTS

To Exert Influence and Leadership In A Group

To Compete For Roles Most Needed By The Group

To Try And Insure Adherence To Group Rules And Norms

To Have One's Interpersonal Needs And Goals Met

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PRINCIPLE APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP?

Dominance...."No One Gives You Power, You Take It"

Inducement...."Good Leadership, Depends On Good Reasons"

Submissive...."Delegate And Disappear"

Compliance....."By The Book", Mr Rules And Regulations

Legitimate Power...Job Titles Are Power

Referent Power.....Likability Is Power

Expert Power.......Knowledge Is Power

Information Power..Connections Are Power

Reward Power.......Carrots Are Power

Coercive Power.....Stick Are Power-Seek Pleasure/Avoid Pain

Autocratic........Power And Control

Democratic........Collaboration

Laissez-Faire.....1960's Flashback-"Do Your Own Thing"

Role And Rule Power....Position-centered

Persuasive Power.......Reason-centered

Person Power...........Person-centered

Theory X........"My Way Or The Highway"

People Work In Response To External Pressure

Theory Y........"Happiness For Lunch Bunch"

People Work In Response To Satisfaction Of

Interpersonal Needs

Theory Z........ "We Are Family"

People Work In Response To Being Members Of

A Team

Country Club 1/9- Low Productivity, High People

Team Player, 9/9- High Productivity, High People

Task Master, 9/1- High Productivity, Low People

 Telling........ Group Lacks History

            Group Lack Procedural Knowledge

            Efficiency Is Important

Selling........ Group Needs Positive Reinforcement

                         Group Needs Motivation/Remotivation

                          Group Motivation Based On Extrinsic Rewards

Participating...Group Motivation Based On Intrinsic Rewards

            Active Participation Cannot Be Assumed

            Delegating......Group Has Established History

            Group Has Procedural Knowledge

            Group Has High Self-Confidence