Groups and Teams Archives - Organizational Behavior

Impact of Leadership Styles on Team Performance

Groups and Teams, Leadership, Performance Systems / By Geoff Fripp

Leadership, in its varied forms, plays a profoundly critical role in driving team performance and business success.

Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid

Corporate Culture, Groups and Teams, Job Design, Management, Performance Systems / By Geoff Fripp

The Managerial Grid, developed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton in the 1960s, is a behavioral model that identifies different styles of leadership based on two dimensions: concern for people and concern for production.

Schein’s Model of Organizational Culture

Corporate Culture, Groups and Teams, Leadership, Management, Perceptions / By Geoff Fripp

Schein’s Model emphasizes that organizational culture is not just a surface-level phenomenon but resides in every level of an organization. It consists of three interconnected layers: artifacts and behaviors, espoused values, and underlying assumptions.

What is Leading by Example in the Workplace?

Change Management, Communication, Corporate Culture, Decision-making, Groups and Teams, Leadership, Management, Perceptions, Power and Politics / By Geoff Fripp

Leading by example is the practice of demonstrating desirable behaviors and qualities that align with an organization’s values and goals.

What is Idealized Influence in Organizational Behavior

Communication, Corporate Culture, Creativity, Emotions, Groups and Teams, Leadership, Management, Motivation / By Geoff Fripp

Idealized influence is a leadership behavior where leaders serve as role models for their followers. They gain respect and admiration from their team members by exhibiting high moral and ethical standards, demonstrating a strong work ethic, and consistently acting in the best interests of the organization.

What is Group Cohesiveness in Organizational Behavior?

Corporate Culture, Groups and Teams, Leadership, Personality and Values / By Geoff Fripp

Group cohesiveness refers to the extent to which members of a group are attracted to and stay united to achieve common goals.

What is Groupthink and Groupshift?

Attitudes, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotions, Groups and Teams, Personality and Values / By Geoff Fripp

In businesses, groupshift refers to the tendency of a group to make more extreme decisions than an individual would make alone.

What is a Cross-Functional Team?

Communication, Conflict, Decision-making, Groups and Teams, Job Design, Management / By Geoff Fripp

A cross-functional team consists of individuals from different departments or areas of expertise who come together to work on a specific project or goal.

What is Experimental Behavior Analysis?

Change Management, Decision-making, Groups and Teams, Job Design, Management, Strategy, Training and Development / By Geoff Fripp

Experimental behavior analysis is a scientific method that studies and changes human behavior. It’s a part of behavior analysis in organizational behavior studies.

What Are Employee Town Hall Meetings

Change Management, Communication, Corporate Culture, Groups and Teams, Leadership, Strategy / By Geoff Fripp

Employee Town Hall Meetings refer to large, informal gatherings within an organization where employees and management come together to discuss various topics.