Agenda for Today
Structuring groups
Group
goal structure Group member roles Communication network
Case Study Project
Meet
team members Start mini assignment 1
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Group Goal Structure
Cooperative Competitive Individualistic
Roles
Task vs. Maintenance functions Implicit and Explicit assignments
Transactive
Memory Theory
Role conflicts
Negotiation
of individual roles Acknowledgement of dynamic nature of individual roles
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Types of Communication Networks
Centralized Networks:
Linear Chain Wheel Hierarchical
Decentralized Networks:
Relay Circle
All Channel
This Thursday
Group Culture and Identity
Game:
Win as much as you can! Theories on group culture/identity formation