What are the advantages and disadvantages of large groups and ...

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of large groups and small groups?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Tuckman's five-stage model asserts that during the ________, the group is ready to tackle tasks and work toward achieving its goals.
 
  A) performing stage
  B) adjourning stage
  C) forming stage
  D) storming stage

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Answer to Question 1

Group size is an important determinant of the way group members behave. When groups are small, members are likely to know one another and interact regularly with each other on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, it is relatively easy for members to share information, recognize individual contributions to the group, and identify with the group's goals. Strong identification with the group and its goals may lead to increased motivation and commitment to group goals and higher levels of satisfaction.

In large groups, members are less likely to know one another and may have little personal contact with each other on a day-to-day basis. The lower level of interaction between members of large groups makes sharing information difficult. In addition, because of the many members, individuals may consider their own contributions to the group unimportant, and this can reduce their motivation and commitment to the group. For all these reasons, people generally tend to be less satisfied in large groups than in smaller ones.

The disadvantages of large groups have to be weighed against their advantages, however. On the advantage side, larger groups have a greater number of resources at their disposal to accomplish their goals. These resources include the skills, abilities, and accumulated work experience and knowledge of their members. A second advantage of larger groups is the benefits that come from the division of labordividing work assignments between individual group members. When individual members focus on particular tasks, they generally become highly skilled at performing these tasks. In fact, one of the primary reasons why groups (as well as organizations) exist is to expedite the division of labor.

Answer to Question 2

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