Prosocial Behaviour
Monday, September 4th, 2006Societies depend on prosocial behaviour for survival. It is natural to help our family members and friends; helping is a part of our close relationships. It may be less natural to give help to strangers. Yet we measure civilization in terms of how willing people are to help each other when they […]
Stages of Group Development
Friday, September 1st, 2006 Groups form a basic unit of work activity throughout engineering and yet the underlying process is poorly managed.
As a group or team forms, it goes through certain predictable and observable stages, progressing from a loose collection of individuals to a cohesive group working together more or less effectively for a common cause. Each stage […]
Group Works
Thursday, August 31st, 2006A group of people working in the same room, or even on a common project, does not necessarily invoke the group process. If the group is managed in a totally autocratic manner, there may be little opportunity for interaction relating to the work; if there is factioning within the group, the process may […]
Groupthink
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Groupthink is a mode of thought whereby individuals intentionally conform to what they perceive to be the consensus of the group. Groupthink may cause the group (typically a committee or large organization) to make bad or irrational decisions which each member might individually consider to be unwise.
Irving Janis originally studied how groupthink affected the Pearl […]
