Category: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Bruce Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development

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Bruce Tuckman proposed the model suggesting stages of group development or group formation in 1965. The model initially included 4 stages of group development – Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. In 1977, Tuckman and Mary Ann Jensen added 5th stage to the model, which is named Adjourning. This stage shows how people form groups and how they behave from beginning Read More …

GROUP FORMATION THEORIES

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There are four main group formation theories 1.Propinquity Theory:   As per this theory people affiliate with one another because of spatial or geographical proximity. This means that employees who have offices close to one another would form a group more easily. here, nearness is the only factor for group formation 2. Homer’s Theory: According to George C. Homans, “The Read More …