*GROUP COHESION COMPONENTS*

Question 1

5 Multi-components of Group Cohesion

Answer 1

1. Social-oriented:

• Attraction to one another and to group as a whole
• “I have many friends in this group”

2. Task-oriented:

• Commitment to working together as a coordinated unit in the pursuing of the group’s goals
• “We work great together, I do my best”

3. Collective:

• Consensual identification with the group based on shared identity and belongings to the group
• “We are like a family”; “United we are strong!”

4. Emotional:

• Emotional intensity in the group and it’s individuals
• “This group has team spirit”

5. Structural:

• Integrity based on relationships between group members
• the group fits together to make a whole thing, all members feel accepted
• “Together we are the winning team! / We leave as one and return as one!”

Question 2

5 C’s – Competencies that make a team effective

Answer 2

1. Cooperating:

• Share resources and information

2. Coordinating:

• Keep the team on track and align tasks correctly

3. Communication:

• Share information freely and efficiently
• Listen actively

4. Comforting:

• Show empathy
• Provide psychological attitudes

5. Conflict resolving capacity:

• Find the source of the conflict

Question 3

What is group cohesion?

3 aspects

Answer 3

• Integrity

• Solidarity

• Unity

-> Members of a cohesive group „stick together“

Question 4

JOHN ADAIRS ACTION-CENTERED LEADERSHIP MODEL

Answer 4

1. Achieving the task

-> e.g. identify resources, people who are fitting, tools,
Create a strategy plan,…

2. Managing the team or group

-> establish team spirit, team culture,
Share information, focus on objectives,…

3. Managing individuals

-> understand team members as individuals, personal aims/skills, understand their fears, support individuals, …

Question 5

4 Keys to Motivation

Answer 5

1. Realize a vision
2. Keep people energized
3. Not by force or pushing people
4. Appeal to people’s inner needs (intrinsic motivation)

Question 6

2 Strategies For Motivation

Answer 6

1. External factors: Compancy policies and Benefits
2. Internal factors: Related to job content

Question 7

Team Motivation - 4 Managerial Roles

Answer 7

1. Integrator
2. Administrator
3. Entrepreneur
4. Producer

Question 8

Motivation: Expectancy Theory by VROOM

Answer 8

MOTIVATIONAL FORCE

= EXPECTANCY * INSTRUMENTALITY * VALENCE

Def.: Motivational force:

• Extent to which person is likely to engage in certain course of action
  1. Expectancy:
• Belief that increase in effort => increase in performance
• Effort -> Performance

2. Instrumentality:

• Belief that increased performance => certain outcomes
• Performace -> Outcome

3. Valence:

• Extent to which the outcome is desirable
• Outcome -> Reward

All three factors must be present to motivate employees effectly

Question 9

Group Cohesion

Answer 9

„Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.“

Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (2002).