A great amount of our time is spent in group interactions. In our lifetime, we join a number of
groups. e membership to some groups is mandatory whereas others are undertaken volun-
tarily. Work groups become the major channel for achieving organizational goals (Yammarino
and Dubinsky 1990). Groups also satisfy personal needs for friendship, self-esteem, and iden-
tity (Ashforth and Mael 1989). A group can be de ned as a collection of two or more people
who meet regularly and in uence one another over a period of time, perceive themselves as
a distinct entity distinguishable from ...
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