Question 1: XYZ is a small organization producing. Canned Tuna fish. Work is allocated into teams of 6 to 8 people. Some groups specialize in canning, some in design, some in marketing some in administration and so forth.
The groups have recently been disbanded and new groups have been formed with members from other groups. The new teams have been altogether for a month and progress at work is frustratingly slow. There lots of creative ideas being put forward but the team members criticize everything and try to put their ideas other others all the time.
a) Describe the phases of group formation?
b) Describe the factors which contribute to group efficiency.
c) As a manager of XYZ, how would you encourage group cohesion in the organization?
d) Outline the demerits to creating a very cohesive team.
Question 2:
a) Define the term organization behavior.
b) Describe different fields of organizational behavior and describe their contributions to Organizational Behavior.
c) Power is the ability to direct or modify the behavior or attitudes of the other person-the ability to affect:
• From where do leaders derive their power?
• Describe why managers are reluctant to delegate their authority?