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Group Dynamics and Communication, 2008.
A study of how a nursing staff improved the effectiveness of their team through group dynamics and communication.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses the issue of group dynamics and communication by analyzing how the nursing staff on a head injury unit worked together with a team leader and a psychologist to find ways to reduce the escalating levels of aggression among patients. The paper examines factors that affect team effectiveness such as the team's productivity, quality, and timeliness, the strategies it uses to enhance its ability to work together in the future, and how the group experience contributes to the learning and well-being of team members. The paper also stresses the importance of open communication, group decision-making, cohesion, and motivation. The paper concludes that the nursing staff was able to achieve its goals through the strategies they learned and devised as a team, and most importantly, through their cohesion as a work group and their motivation.
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"The team's task needs to correspond to the team's purpose. The team size should be as small as possible, must include members with adequate task and interpersonal skills, and should be marked by diversity. The size of the team was not a problem and there was ample diversity. Diversity means having people who are not too similar or so different that they cannot communicate or coordinate properly with one another (Wageman, 2005). The problem with the team was more based in personality where some members were introverts and others were not inclined to speak out. All groups are based on the idea of cooperative group norms that reflect the team members' shared pursuits, shared objectives, and mutual interests If the group has strong expectations about cooperation, the members expect each other to engage in information sharing (Ng & Van Dyne, 2005). Once again, the team leader needed to act on the discrepancy. The team leader is there to coordinate and motivate, and to build commitment to the group and its task, and to help find innovative ways to accomplish the tasks (Wageman, 2005)."
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Group Dynamics on Campus, 2001.
This paper looks at the concept of group dynamics in sociology and how it is applied in practice in a university campus.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper looks at the sociological concept of group dynamics. It claims that many theories have been written about the topic, but the best way to experience this phenomena is to watch students on campus. This paper is the personal account and observations of a student studying group dynamics.
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"Group dynamics is the term given to the scientific study of group behavior, and it is of crucial sociological importance if we wish to advance our knowledge and understanding of the nature of groups, their development and the relationships that exist within and between them. The majority of social scientists examine the concepts of group dynamics through the collation of empirical research and the development of scientific theories. This paper, however, will focus on the application of these theories and issues in relation to specific aspects of everyday life on campus."
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Effect of Group Composition on Group Dynamics, 2004.
It's not just a matter of bringing a group of people together; the sorts of people brought together can change the sort of group constructed.
4,361 words (approx. 17.4 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This essay examines how the composition of a group, whether for therapeutic or business reasons, affects the outcomes and group goals that can eventuate. The essay contends that group composition needs to be both homogeneous and heterogeneous enough to allow for group processes to occur, i.e. group stages, for the group dynamic to progress and group goals to be achieved.
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"While it is true that a group is made up of individuals, and without those individuals there would be no group, it is quite impossible to judge the 'sort of group' that will eventuate from merely examining the 'sorts of people' that constitute it. Doing so would be like "explain[ing] the shifting pattern of a kaleidoscope by taking the tube to pieces and listing the fragments found inside" (Thompson and Kahn, 1970: 12). Systems theorists have long posited, in opposition to individual psychological explanations of group behaviour, that when individuals "merge into a group... something new is created" (Lewin, 1951: 57). This new entity, although comprised of individuals, is believed to be 'greater than the sum of its parts' and thus the dynamic that is created within the group is not directly attributed to any one individual but rather the unique interrelationship between those individuals and the force that this interrelationship has on group functioning."
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Group Dynamics, 2004.
An analysis of group dynamics through a review of Bruce Tuckman's studies.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses Bruce Tuckman's studies of group dynamics. The paper examines his "Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing" model of team development, which focused on better understanding of group dynamics. The paper explains that Tuckman maintained that groups pass through four important stages as they gain maturity and establish important connections with each other.
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"In the first stage, a group is highly depended on the leader who directs and guides them since they are not familiar with their roles. There is usually low agreement on what the team should achieve and how. Roles are ambiguously defined and thus chances of conflicts are bright. In the second stage of storming, team members fight for their place in the group. Each tries to vie for the best position or more authority as they ease into their new roles as team members. In this stage, power struggles are common."
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Group Dynamics and Teamwork, 2002.
Case studies of companies using group dynamics and teamwork.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines and analyzes group dynamics and team work, discusses related issues, and provides three company examples of how organizations are dealing with group dynamics.
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Group Dynamics, 2002.
An examination of the effect of group dynamics on the workplace.
1,467 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses how group dynamics are central to the effective functioning of the work group. It shows how by understanding the group processes which affect people's roles in their place of work, is an understanding of the three major aspects of groups: managing conflict, communication and trust linked with social interdependence. It reviews these three concepts in turn and shows how although some groups struggle with a new structure, the future lies in achieving good communication, managing conflicts (including the hidden agenda) and developing healthy relationships, which will lead to trust and social interdependence. The success of a group rests not only with these but also with the group members as individuals and their ability to achieve a fuller harmony and healthy balance on the physical, psychological, spiritual and social level.
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"A conflict situation within groups can be seen as an opportunity to grow, however it can also contain risks to the healthy state of a group. It is not the presence of conflicts but the way they are managed, which determines whether they are a positive or a negative force within a group (Johnson & Johnson, 2000, p.381). Martin Luther King postulated in 1964 (and the sentiment applies to small groups as much as large): "Mankind [sic] must evolve for all human conflict a method, which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love". Many groups spend considerable time trying to reach agreement which "satisfies our needs and meets our goals" (Johnson & Johnson, 2000, p.383). Conflicts arise in groups over the relevance of agenda. One group member may comment that he/ she is not interested in a specific program being organized by someone else."
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Group Dynamics, 2005.
This paper discusses the assessment group dynamics on two key variables.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper provides a group assessment on two key variables, which are the ability of each group member to communicate and share information and their ability to achieve each individual assigned task. The author points out that data on the group's dynamics will be evaluated in terms of these variables. The paper relates that the results of this evaluation will be addressed and recommendations will be made regarding the group and its effectiveness.
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"Group settings offer participants a number of challenges in order to facilitate success. Unfortunately, many groups are thrown together for a given purpose without consideration of the contributions that each member may bring to the setting, as well as the possibility that there may be problems with communication or in sharing the workload. A group assessment was conducted with regards to two distinct variables, including the ease in communication amongst group members and the delegation of task assignments that were successfully accomplished by each member. These variables were evaluated in greater to determine the effectiveness of the group dynamic as a whole, and the following discussion will identify the assessment process as a whole."
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"Survivor" and Group Dynamics, 2001.
This paper looks how the TV series "Survivor" reflects true group dynamics .
1,124 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper starts by defining group dynamics and examines the popular TV series "Survivor" exemplifies this concept. It states that TV viewers experience a taste of reality when watching the show as it "stars" real people. The essence of the series is forming a solid group and thereafter dismantling it.
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"Television, like most media forms, is intended to show, rather than simply tell, something about the human condition. As a viewer, television has the capacity to act as a mirror into our own lives, or the lives of people we know. Current television shows allow viewers to leave the stresses of their own lives, and become a part of the lives of characters we relate to, or who are so far from our own experiences that we forget about our own problems, anxieties and worries, to participate in the often tranquil or happily exciting lives of another person."
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Groups: Theory and Dynamics, 2002.
An analysis of the essential social structure of groups, illustrating how they allow individuals to pull together to achieve a variety of objectives.
2,622 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines several key concepts in group theory and group dynamics, and relates them to specific examples in the writer's own experience. It focuses on controversy, negotiation, power, demographics, performance, and building productive teams. All are important elements in the ability of a group to fulfill its reasons for coming together and to satisfy the individual participants who make up the group. Understanding these concepts helps to highlight several essential processes necessary to a group's success. Relating the theories found in David W. Johnson and Frank P. Johnson's text, "Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills", to specific examples from the author's own life helps to clarify how these principles work and how these theories can be applied outside the classroom.
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"Groups function in a variety of ways and as the result of different kinds of actions. One of the most significant processes seems on the surface to be the most potentially destructive, but controversy can actually help a group to come to a better resolution and work more effectively on future challenges. Controversy begins with individual assumptions that the group has all the information it needs to handle a crisis or make a decision, and the assumption that is then shattered through open discussion with others in the group. When discussion does not occur, controversy does not follow--and the group then suffers from faulty decisions."
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Group Dynamics, 1989.
Examines interaction of social groups, motivations of grouping & role identification. Discusses academic & social groupings in schools.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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"Grouping the group experience reflects the innately social nature of man. It is a phenomena found present in every human interaction, evolving within the most highly sophisticated concepts of modern man in science, sociology, philosophy and psychology. As a result, groups and group dynamics have become the focus of intensive study of research in attempts to define, understand and utilize these principles found to be both inherent and predictable. Educators also have become interested in groups as they seek positive change in the educational system for the optimal learning of all students.
Webster defines "group" as: "a number of persons or things gathered closely together and forming a recognizable unit." People can be both stimulated and distracted by being in a group. They respond to a wide variety of group norms and pressures."
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Group Dynamics, 2004.
Examines the impact of cultural diversity on team functioning.
857 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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In today's globalized workplace, teamwork is becoming ever-important. In the modern world, teams can be made up of individuals within a single organization, or virtual teams can be made up of members from different nationalities, or any combination in between. As such, an understanding of teamwork issues that affect team dynamics is more important than ever before. This paper analyzes the impact of diverse cultures, trust issues, and knowledge upon group dynamics.
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"Some important characteristics of cross-cultural groups are differences in ideas, opinions, and views. Differences in ideas can stem from different cultural perceptions of how to deal with problems. For example, a North American may see the solution to a problem as individual in nature, while someone from a culture that is more focused on family and group identity may have an idea for a solution that focuses more closely on the organizational or group aspects. Similarly, differences in opinions can also stem from cultural differences, as can differences in views."
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Group Dynamics Proposal: Bulimia Nervosa, 2005.
A proposal for group therapy for people suffering from bulimia nervosa.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper presents a proposal for studying the nature and effect of the bulimia nervosa disease. The paper discusses what the disease is doing to its victims and focuses on how it has affected young females in today's society, particularly female college students.
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"This proposal involves group therapy for bulimia nervosa clients. Regarding the nature of the disease and its effects, Bennett states that bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder primarily observed in adolescent girls. The disorder is characterized by episodes of binge eating or eating large quantities of food in a short time, coupled with the use of vomiting, laxative abuse and/or excessive exercising in order to prevent weight gain. As the disorder increases..."
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Group Dynamics, 2000.
The processes, advantages and disadvantages of group decision making and problem solving, with objectives, alternatives, implementation, leadership, conflicts and power and coercion.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 13 sources, $ 135.95
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"Executive Summary
Although group decision making and problem solving has gained considerable attention in recent years, the role of powerful individuals within the decision making process needs to be carefully considered. Power and coercion can be exercised within groups, and managers need to recognize how powerful individuals can exert their power in a destructive manner during the group decision making process.
Power and coercion can also be addressed by explaining to all group members the overall goal of the decision making process and the exact nature of the problem that is to be solved. With such information providing the framework against which the problem is solved, managers can cultivate constructive rather than destructive uses of power among their group members."
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Group Dynamics, 2005.
This paper discusses how high performance is created through a highly diverse team.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper enumerates and analyzes the various determinants of demographic and cultural characteristics that are found in teams or groups within an organization. Demographic characteristics include age, gender, race and ethnicity, and in some cases, disability; cultural characteristics, meanwhile, center on the competency, personality, values, attitudes, and perceptions that the individual members within a team may have. This paper argues that the presence of high diversity among members within a team induces high performance as well. The dynamics behind this position are discussed thoroughly in the texts that follow.
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"In assessing how high performance groups can be created and developed, there are two important factors that must be taken into account: the members' demographic and cultural characteristics. Each kind of characteristic contributes either to the diversity or homogeneity of the team, which may benefit or become a detrimental, depending on its goals and objectives. It is nevertheless inevitable that demographic and cultural characteristics become part of the team's characteristics, contributing or detracting it from achieving high performance and efficiency to accomplish tasks."
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Learning from Group Dynamics at General Electric, 2001.
A breakdown of the changes and systems that have led GE to become so successful under Jack Welch.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 52.95
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This paper gives a full account of Jack Welch's successful restructuring of General electric. It accounts the laying off of 10,000 staff and his focus on team work in small groups of jobs shifting workers. Also mentioned are the successful merger with Borg-Warner Chemicals and the alleviation of inter division rivalry which led to gross inefficiencies. A very full and informative essay.
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"In April, 1981, Jack Welch, now the most famous CEO in America, succeeded Reg Jones at General Electric. Jones had led GE to 26 consecutive quarters of improved earnings through two recessions. Welch did him one better: during his tenure at GE the company outperformed 93% of the Fortune 500 in total return on investment. GE has become one of the most valuable companies on the globe.
Welch did this by restructuring General Electric in a revolutionary way-and by being committed to that restructuring. He ripped apart the company, laid off over 100,00 people (earning him the nickname "Neutron Jack") and created a company where teamwork was rewarded in many different ways. Through innovative restructuring, Welch was able to bring out the best in GE employees, so that they worked productively in small, high-performing groups, with incentives to not only perform well, but to help the company itself perform better. Competition between individuals and groups was often circumvented. The experiment in teamwork, or group behavior, is a fascinating one. "
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