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Chapter 7
CA
Term | Definition |
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autocratic leaders | Are leaders who determine the group polices and assign tasks. |
democratic leaders | Are leaders who strive to set group policy by discussion and agreement. |
bounded relationships | Are relationships that exist only under specific conditions. |
dyad | Is a small group consisting of only two people. |
triad | Is a small group consisting of three people. |
reference group | Is the group that you use to evaluate yourself. |
bureaucracies | Are formal organizations that are organized into hierarchy of smaller departments. |
iron cage | Is a concept introduced by Max Weber that refers to the way in which bureaucracies make workers feel trapped and turn them into little more than robots accomplishing tasks. |
groupthink | Is the term for group decisions that are made without objective thought. |
utilitarian organization | Is an organization in which people receive wages in exchange for work. |
laissez-faire leaders | Are leaders who lead by absence and may in fact not want to be leaders at all. |
normative organizations | Are organizations that exist to achieve a worthwhile goal. |
coercive organizations | Are organizations that people are forced to join. |
social capital | Is a sociological concept that refers to the individual and collective resources available to a person. |
social network | Is the web of ties you have with others. |
in-group | Is a group to which we feel an affinity or closeness. |
out-group | Is a group from which we are disconnected. |
leadership style | Is a behavioral mode that leaders use to influence group members. |
formal structure | Are the explicit rules, goals and guidelines of an organization. |
informal structures | Are friendships, allegiances, and loyalties among members of an organization. |