Group Cohesiveness

Group cohesiveness/Team Cohesiveness also known as Social cohesion is a degree of unity of any
group.
Team cohesiveness is a degree to which group members are attracted or motivated by each other.
Basically, group cohesiveness is the closeness amongst the group members.
It is seen that members of a highly cohesive group develop some common characteristics:
 Everyone respects each other.
 They are fully committed to the decision made by the group.
 There is good accountability amongst members.
These are some of the positive impacts of team cohesiveness that increases the overall performance of
any group.
Organizations consider employees as an asset because the organization is dependent on the people
working there. As more and more people are involved in the complex functioning of the company, an
organization faces the problem of group cohesiveness and its impact on the overall productivity of the
organization as well as the in-office harmony.
If the company wants to achieve the organizational goals it is important that managers encourage all the
employees to bond with their team members so that the complete team can work together towards
achieving the goal. It is very important that there is a healthy conversation and relation between the
team members to work efficiently. Instead of focusing on the competition, it is important that people
focus on achieving the goals so that there is no unnecessary tension between the groups.
Features of Group Cohesion

Group cohesiveness is the most important factor to achieve any goal in the organization.
To achieve high group cohesion it is important that groups have these features to attain the
organizational goals.
Managers will have to check these features before forming the group to assure there is high cohesion.
Here are some of the features of group cohesiveness:
 The cohesive group have fewer members.

 Members of the cohesive teams are of similar interests or backgrounds.
 It has a high degree of status within organizations.
 Members are accessible to each other to maintain easy communication.
 Each cohesive team is physically remote from other groups in the organization.
 Cooperative behaviour is rewarded regularly.
 Cohesive groups have a history of past success.
Factors Affecting Group Cohesiveness

Factors that affect group cohesiveness are:
1. Similarities of Attitudes and Values:
One of the major factors affecting team cohesion is the similarity in attitudes and values among group
members. It is basic human nature people enjoy and get attached to the people who have similar
opinions, morals, beliefs, and code of conduct as people with the same opinions provide the same kind
of social validation.
2. Size of the Group:
It is assumed that cohesiveness will decrease as the size of the group decreases. When the size of the
group increases the interaction with the members becomes more difficult and hence the goal is
hampered.
3. Time:
When people spend time with each other the more they will get close and hence it strengthens the
degree of cohesiveness.
4. Inter Dependency:
When each member has autonomous action, the cohesiveness between the members of such a group
would be less as opposed to the group whose members of such a group would be less as opposed to the
group whose members are doing the procedure and are relying upon each other.
5. Management Behaviour:
If we talk about factors affecting group cohesiveness then management behaviour plays a major role in
it. When a manager makes a close relationship with a few in groups that may cause unhealthy
competition amongst members of the group. It is important that managers reward cooperative
behaviour so that the bond grows amongst the groups.
Importance of Group Cohesiveness

When we talk about any organization it is important that there is team cohesion to achieve the goal.
Here are the importance of group cohesiveness:
Performance: If there is great bonding amongst the group then the performance of the group will
become better. If management wants good performance it should encourage its employees towards
group cohesion.
Satisfaction: When there is group cohesion the performance will increase and hence it will bring
satisfaction to the employees and they will work harder to achieve the goal.
Assurance Pressure: When we talk about group cohesiveness characters and the behaviour is the most
important factor. When there is a great bonding between the group then it is assured that surely the
task will be completed.
Emotional Factors: When people work together and have strong bonding people feel emotionally
attached and hence people will work with each other in harmony and achieve the goal together.

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Group cohesiveness/Team Cohesiveness also known as Social cohesion is a degree of unity of any

Features of Group Cohesion

 The cohesive group have fewer members.

Factors Affecting Group Cohesiveness

Importance of Group Cohesiveness

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