September 2010
Intermediate to advanced
388 pages
12h 9m
English
There are two principal types of group interactions. One exists when people are discussing ideas and is generally called a meeting. The other exists when people perform tasks together and is called a team. Following is a discussion of each type of group interaction.
Meetings are convened by managers for many purposes, such as information, advice, decision-making, negotiation, co-ordination, and creative thinking. A committee is a specific type of meeting. This means that if a supervisor and a worker serve as members of the same committee, both usually have equal committee roles.
Groups tend to require not one but two types of leadership roles of the manager: task leader and social ...
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