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GROUP COHESION
(Class Lecture in Social Psychology)

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GROUP COHESION
Group Cohesion is the sum of all the factors causing members of a group to
stay in the group or be attracted to the group
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Without cohesion, a group cannot perform well and may likely fail
to achieve their goals and objectives
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Dimensions of Group Cohesion
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There should be an emotional investment so that we
can attain cohesion
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If we are aiming for cohesion, we must put some effort
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Let us give them a
chance to prove themselves and show who they really are
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Task-related
 Refers to the degree to which group members share group goals and work
together to meet these goals
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Like what they say two heads are better than one
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Goals are more attainable if the members contribute

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to the group
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In that way we can promote cohesion in the group
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Similarity of Group Members
The more group members are similar to each other on various
characteristics, the easier it is to reach both emotional and task cohesion
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Group Size
Obviously, smaller groups are more cohesive than larger groups
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You will
feel proud being in the team
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Just
like in other organization, if it is successful the members will stay
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You will always find a reason to stay simply by looking back to what
you’ve been through just to be in the organization
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External Competition and Threats
When an organization is threatened, the members become stronger and
intact
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Competition and threats in an organization increases
cohesion, because in order to overcome the threats and competition the group
members must be united because if not they will not win the in completion and
threats
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Motivation
When there is cohesion in a team; the motivation of each team member is
considerably greater
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We are motivated to go to work each day because
there is a harmonious relationship in our workplace
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Studies have shown that cohesion can cause performance and that
performance can cause cohesion
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And we all know
that when there is cohesion the performance level of the members become higher
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Meaning if you are working with someone that you do not like, you will
not be satisfied and it may decrease you effectiveness and productivity
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It only shows that cohesion is really a big factor in an organization
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Superiority
We all know that our superiors lead the group to the right path
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But we can’t deny the fact that there are irresponsible superiors that do
not do their duties and responsibilities
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Why?
Because when there are competitions people do everything to win and to become
the best
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It may increase
cohesion if we look at the punishment as a motivation for us to perform well in the
future
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It depends upon our perception

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