1. A
PRESENTATION
ON
GROUP COHESIVENESS
Submitted To Submitted By
Mrs. Sapna Arora Jayoti Bala
Assistant Professor Roll No 1111310014

2. Introduction to Group
Cohesiveness
 Group
 Two or more people who interact regularly to
accomplish a common purpose or goal.
 Cohesiveness
 The extent to which members are loyal and committed
to the group; the degree of mutual attractiveness
within the group.

3. Attributes of a Cohesive Group
 The members share the group goals and have
common interests.
 The number of members is relatively small.
 The members are in constant touch with each
other and have very effective interpersonal
communication.
 High group loyalty.
 Members interact among themselves quite
frequently.
 Members keep themselves attached to the group
as they feel that their needs would satisfied by the

4. Types of Cohesion
 Task Cohesion – the degree to which
members of a group work together to achieve
common goals
 Social Cohesion – reflects the degree to which
members of a team like each other and enjoy
each other’s company

5. Stages of
Group
Developmen
t

6. Factors that Increase Group
Cohesiveness
 Inter-group competition
 Personal attraction
 Favorable evaluation
 Agreement on Goals
 Interaction

7. Factors that decrease
Cohesiveness
 Large group size
 Disagreement on goals
 Intra-group competition
 Domination
 Unpleasant experiences

8. The Interaction Between
Cohesiveness and Performance
Norms

9. Importance of Group
Cohesiveness
 It has been found by studies that the output of
a cohesive group tends to be more uniform
than that of the members of the less cohesive
group. More cohesive a group is more would
be the productivity.

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