• Charismatic leader: If the group has a leader who is charismatic or has members who
are personally attracted towards each other, cohesiveness is likely to be high. Attrac-
tion may be based on common values, common interest, and support for each other.
• reats: e cohesiveness of the group is expected to improve in situations of exter-
nal competition or threats. In such conditions, the importance of interdependency is
underlined. For example, in situations where unreasonable demands are made by the
management for change in work practices, the members may become more cooperative
and try to ght it ...
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