Oxford Brookes University informs us that cohesiveness is a measure of the group and it's members desire to remain, a feeling of team where members are willing to work together. A highly cohesive group will show engagement and members participate in meetings and refer to the group, or organization, as “we” instead of “I” or “they”. Extremely cohesive groups also are cooperative, respectful, and generally meet goals. Groups with scarce cohesiveness tend to miss meetings, operate in informal groups outside of the formal group (i.e., create factions, or cliques) and tend to express sentiments of frustration. The key indicators of high, or low, group cohesiveness are: (1) size , (2) success experience, (3) difficult of group entry, and
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The organization I have selected to analyze its cohesiveness is Hale Makua Health Services (HMHS). I chose this company because it is an organization is in flux. The company is a post acute care facility with 388 beds, two locations, about 450 employees and has sustained significant financial losses over the last five years. The most significant impact on the organizational cohesiveness is the turnover of half of the senior leadership team with in the last year. Given the introduction of these new leaders, HMHS is a perfect organization to analyze as it relates to group dynamics and cohesiveness as it is an organization trying to blend the old an …show more content…
The group participating in the effort are all of the front line managers, totaling about 30. Borkowski (2016, p. 340) states that the optimal group size is five. This broader group is quite large and risks fragmentation, lower morale and overall weaker cohesion (Borkowski, 2016, p.340). There is clear evidence of social loafing due to the large group as evidenced by a lack of communication and planning of projects. As an example, the department decided the residents required new furniture and placed an order for 100 pieces. They never notified the nursing department, who would be responsible for notifying and moving the residents. When the furniture arrived, there was no plan in place for storage, or installation. In morning standup, the maintenance director sat quietly as the group brainstormed on how to move
The organization I have selected to analyze its cohesiveness is Hale Makua Health Services (HMHS). I chose this company because it is an organization is in flux. The company is a post acute care facility with 388 beds, two locations, about 450 employees and has sustained significant financial losses over the last five years. The most significant impact on the organizational cohesiveness is the turnover of half of the senior leadership team with in the last year. Given the introduction of these new leaders, HMHS is a perfect organization to analyze as it relates to group dynamics and cohesiveness as it is an organization trying to blend the old an …show more content…
The group participating in the effort are all of the front line managers, totaling about 30. Borkowski (2016, p. 340) states that the optimal group size is five. This broader group is quite large and risks fragmentation, lower morale and overall weaker cohesion (Borkowski, 2016, p.340). There is clear evidence of social loafing due to the large group as evidenced by a lack of communication and planning of projects. As an example, the department decided the residents required new furniture and placed an order for 100 pieces. They never notified the nursing department, who would be responsible for notifying and moving the residents. When the furniture arrived, there was no plan in place for storage, or installation. In morning standup, the maintenance director sat quietly as the group brainstormed on how to move