Factors Influencing Group Dynamics

Introduction

According to (Mullins 2010) organisation behaviour is the study and understanding of individual and group behaviour and patterns of structure in order to help improve organisation performance and effectiveness.

Organisation today are embarking on research and study of Organisational behaviour, understanding the behaviour of people and the culture of the organisation as the first step in transforming into organisation development to achieve organisation efficiency.

The student will be embarking on weather leadership influence group dynamics be it positively or negatively on the group dynamics that exist in organisation today.

Organisation today need to understand the importance of the OB-OD-OE concept in order to meet with the

This is further emphasized by Mullins (2010) who advanced that the individual is a central feature of organizational behaviour whether they act in isolation or as part of a group.

Understanding that the student is required to determine whether leadership influences group dynamics be it positively or negatively the following definition of group dynamics is presented.

“According to (Tuckman) group dynamics concerns how groups form, their structure and process, and how they function. Group dynamics are relevant in both formal and informal groups of all types. In an Organisational settings, groups are a very common Organisational entity”. (Kurt Lewin early 1940’s).

Academic model of leadership and Tuckman model of group dynamics are presented in Fig.1 and Fig 2 respectively below.

No. Leadership Styles

The student also peruse the internet for further reading.

After analyzing the information gather the student has identified traits that a good leader should possess. These traits are good communicator, have an impeccable integrity, good moral and ethical values and good mannerism.

These traits are associated with the leadership style transformational. This style of leadership will influence group dynamics positively.

Organizational culture plays a major role in shaping the behaviors in an organization. It is a system of shared meaning within the internal environment of a business atmosphere. Griffin (1999) defined organizational culture as the set of values, beliefs, behaviors, customs, and attitudes that help members of organization to understand what it stands for, how it does things, and what it considers important. Furthermore Griffin also noted that organizational culture determines the feel of the organization. It is a powerful force that shapes the overall effectiveness and long-term success of the organization (Popper and Lipshitz,