Group Property 5: Cohesiveness, and Group Property 6: Diversity
6 Describe how issues of cohesiveness and diversity can be integrated for group effectiveness.
For a group to be highly functioning, it must act cohesively as a unit, but not because all the group members think and act alike. In some ways, the properties of cohesiveness and diversity need to be valued way back at the tacit establishment of roles and norms—will the group be inclusive of all its members, regardless of differences in backgrounds? Let’s discuss the importance of group cohesiveness first.
Group Property 5: Cohesiveness
Groups differ in their cohesiveness—the degree to which members are attracted to each other and motivated to stay in the group. Some workgroups are ...
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