Group & Power

most of the lecturer have assign us in group assignment. for example like human comm assignment lor.. i hav group together with christine, su-queen and michelle since the week 4 in the lecture. we are group together to accomplish d tasks given such as the weekly blog, and the movie assignment as well. we having the same group goal among each members. we wish to complete the assignment as soon as possible. ha! and tomoro is the due date lor.. lalala.. ^^

among the 4 types of the groups, such as, learning groups, growth groups, probelm-solving groups and social groups. our group is definitely the probelm solving group. we are given the specific tasks to tackle and accomplishes the specific task before deadline.
*'anyone can be the problem solving groups once they face obstacle' said mr murali*

throughout the assignment, the desicion making method we are using is consensus. each of the members are given the opportunities to express their views and suggestions in decision making. all the members are actively participating as well.

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power is the ability to influence others to behave in particualr ways.
there are many types of leadership and power in groups
foe examples, legitimate power, coercive power, reward power, expert power, informatiion power and referent power.
according to the textbook,
legitimate power (postion power) arises from the title one holds.
coercive power that is derived from n individual's abiltiy to threaten negative outcomes.
reward power are occurs when others is influenced by the grant of promise of desirable consequences.
expert power occurs when we are influenced by people that we belief that they know and they have the exyensive knowledge in one or more areas.
information power comes when a member's knowledge is able to help the group reach the goal.
referent power comes from the respect and trust others have towards a member.

the leadership style in our group is laissez-faire (free-rein style). laissez-faire is stands for 'leave it alone' in french.
we have no specific leader in the group. we distributed the task and are given freedom to accomplish it.

finally, the asignment is done! i am glad to work with my members, they are such a friendly person. ^^ thanks girls!



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