Socialization in Small Groups: Temporal Changes in Individual-Group Relations

Moreland, Richard L.; Levine, John M.

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“…While they want very much to "fit in" and "learn the ropes" and are generally prepared to accept guidance from the group, they may also seek to have the group accommodate to their needs, values, and capabilities. Thus, work group socialization is a process of mutual influence in which newcomers attempt to reduce uncertainty by learning about the work and group context; guided by group members who facilitate assimilation to existing norms, expectations, and meaning systems; while at the same time newcomers attempt to exert influence on the group to accommodate to their unique attributes and needs (Anderson & Thomas, 1996;Moreland & Levine, 1982).…”

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“…Moreland and Levine (1982) detail a model of group socialization that focuses on membership processes, primarily applicable to autonomous voluntary groups who control their own membership and are not nested in a broader organizational context. Its major focus is on mutual decisions on the part of a newcomer and the group regarding joining, assimilation and accommodation, and continuance or withdrawal of membership.…”

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Work Groups and Teams in Organizations

Kozlowski

Bell

2012

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

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Abstract[Excerpt] Our objective in this chapter is to provide an integrative perspective on work groups and teams in organizations, one that addresses primary foci of theory and research, highlights applied implications, and identifies key issues in need of research attention and resolution. Given the volume of existing reviews, our review is not intended to be exhaustive. Rather, it uses representative work to characterize key topics, and focuses on recent work that breaks new ground to help move theory and research forward. Although our approach risks trading breadth for depth, we believe that there is much value in taking a more integrative view of the important areas of team research, identifying key research themes, and linking the themes and disparate topics closer together. To the extent that we identify new and necessary areas of theory development and research, the value of this approach will be evident. We would like to acknowledge several colleagues who provided insightful comments on an initial outline or draft of this chapter. Our thanks to Neil Anderson, Murray Barrick, Jan Cannon-Bowers, Paul Goodman, Stan Gully, Cyn D. Fisher, Richard Hackman, John Hollenbeck, Susan Jackson, Michelle Marks, John Mathieu, Susan Mohamed, Greg Stewart, Anne Tsui, Eduardo Salas, Ruth Wageman, Wang Zhong-Ming, and Michael West. Thanks also to Richard Klimoski for his helpful editorial guidance throughout. We would also like to acknowledge the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for support (F49620-98-1-0363 and F49620-01-1-0283, S.W.J. Kozlowski and R.P. DeShon, Principal Investigators) that in part assisted the composition of this chapter. Although many sources provided inputs to this chapter, the views expressed are those of the authors. Work Groups and Teams RESEARCH ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Research IssuesContext.Task Interdependence. Levels.Time. Research RecommendationsThe Nature of Teams.Composition.Formation, Socialization, and Development.Team Effectiveness, Processes, and Enhancements.Leadership and Motivation.Continuance and Decline. Conclusion Work Groups and Teams 4The last decade and a half has witnessed a remarkable transformation of organizational structures worldwide. Although there are economic, strategic, and technological imperatives driving this transformation, one of its more compelling aspects has been an ongoing shift from work organized around individual jobs to team-based work structures (Lawler, Mohrman, & Ledford, 1995 This ongoing transformation in the basic organization of work has captured the attention of researchers and is reflected by new theories of team functioning, a rapidly growing number of empirical studies, and numerous literature reviews written on the burgeoning research on teams. It is also reflected in a shift in the locus of team research. For most of its history, small group research has been centered in social psychology (McGrath, 1997). Over the last 15 years, however, group and team research has become increasingly centered in the fields of organizational psycho...

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Section: Socializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Socializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Work Groups and Teams in Organizations

Kozlowski

Bell

2012

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

537

678

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“…Socha (1997) has suggested that communication patterns*good or bad*may persist within families for generations, but he does not take into account that families expand by assimilating newcomers. Since the process of assimilation into a group is a twoway process (Anderson et al, 1999;Moreland & Levine, 1982), the entry of the newcomer into a family may disrupt its routines as well as present the newcomer with new routines. Both the newcomer and the family may experience a disruption to their ontological security, which may be the main source of tension in relationships among in-laws.…”

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The Assimilation of In-Laws: The Impact of Newcomers on the Communication Routines of Families

Prentice

2008

Journal of Applied Communication Research

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Although our popular culture stereotypes relationships with in-laws as problematic, these relationships have largely been overlooked by communication researchers. In contrast to existing studies focusing on dyadic relationships, this study looked at how in-laws are assimilated into the family group as newcomers, using structuration theory to examine how routines are reproduced in families. In personal interviews, participants described how their families had assimilated newcomers or how they themselves were received into their spouse's families. A thematic analysis revealed specific communication routines that had to be adjusted upon entry of newcomers, including conversational topics, expected amount of interaction, use of joking, and conversational styles. Adjustments to these routines, although difficult to negotiate because they were not openly discussed, helped to transform the family of childhood into the family of adulthood. Structuration theory would suggest that the perceived stress in relationships with in-laws occurs because newcomers upset the comfort of families by disrupting their communication routines.Keywords: Structuration Theory; In-Laws; Assimilation; Socialization; Family Families have routines that they have produced and reproduced throughout the course of their life together. According to structuration theory (Giddens, 1984), these routines create a sense of ontological security*a sense that all is right with the world, that this is how a family should conduct its daily life. When a family member introduces a new spouse into the family, routines are inevitably impacted. The negative stereotypes of in-laws presented in our popular culture, in part, construct our low expectations for relationships with in-laws. However, what may be problematic is not that in-laws themselves are problematic, but that families live within their own routines and expect the newcomer to adjust to the family's routines,

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“…Ce résultat semble indiquer qu'au moment de l'entrevue, ces participants évaluaient sans doute leur affiliation comme étant suffisamment gratifiante pour motiver une continuation. Comme mentionné par Moreland et Levine (1982), ce n'est que lorsque la divergence entre l'engagement et les objectifs se produit que le désistement progressif du groupe débute.…”

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“…L'élaboration de l'hypothèse de travail se fonde sur le modèle de socialisation de groupe présenté par Moreland et Levine (1982), voulant illustrer le passage des individus au sein des groupes. Leur modèle théorique considère que a) des changements (affectifs, cognitifs et comportementaux) se produisent dès qu'un individu entre dans un groupe jusqu'à ce qu'il quitte ce groupe, et que b) tant le groupe que l'individu sont des agents potentiels de changement (c'est-à-dire que le groupe peut changer l'individu, mais aussi que l'individu peut à son tour influencer le groupe).…”

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Le processus de désaffiliation aux gangs. Le rôle des facteurs individuels et collectifs

Descormiers

Corrado

2015

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Dans cet article, il est question du processus de désaffiliation au sein d’un échantillon de 73 membres de gangs incarcérés dans un centre de détention en Colombie-Britannique. Plus précisément, cet article examine si la désaffiliation est associée aux caractéristiques individuelles ou plutôt aux caractéristiques et aux processus collectifs. Pour ce faire, les différences entre les membres toujours affiliés (n = 51) et ceux s’étant désistés (n = 22) sont dans un premier temps examinées. Deuxièmement, une régression logistique est utilisée afin de déterminer quels sont les facteurs les plus susceptibles de prédire une désaffiliation au sein de l’échantillon. Les principaux résultats semblent indiquer que la violence au sein du gang ainsi que l’environnement criminel de la recrue favorisent la continuation de l’affiliation et retardent ainsi le désistement. Cet article a aussi pour objectif d’illustrer le contexte dans lequel se déroule la désaffiliation, en examinant (a) le rôle d’évènements potentiels précipitant la décision de se désaffilier et (b) le rôle spécifique joué par la violence dans le processus de désaffiliation. Ces deux derniers objectifs sont abordés dans l’analyse des récits des 22 participants ayant récemment quitté leur gang. Le but premier de cette analyse qualitative est de bonifier les résultats issus de l’analyse quantitative, qui ne parvient peut-être pas à capturer le spectre complet du processus décisionnel.The present study examines the process of gang disaffiliation among a sample of 73 incarcerated gang members in British Columbia, looking at whether termination of membership is associated with individual characteristics or is more influenced by group characteristics and processes. The differences between active members (n = 51) and those who have left the gang (n = 22) are examined. A logistic regression is then used to determine which factors were more likely to predict gang disaffiliation among those in our sample. The results suggest that internal gang violence and a pre-membership criminal social environment support continued membership and thus delay disaffiliation. The article also examines the context in which disaffiliation takes place, looking at (a) the role of potential triggering events on the decision to leave the gang and (b) the role of violence in the process of disaffiliation. These two last objectives are addressed by analysing the narratives of the 22 participants of this study who had recently left their gangs. This qualitative analysis complements the quantitative results, which may not capture the full spectrum of the decision process.En el presente artículo, se debate sobre el proceso de desafiliación en el seno de una muestra de 73 miembros de pandillas encarceladas en un centro de detención de Colombia Británica. Más precisamente, el artículo examina si la desafiliación está asociada a características individuales o más bien a características y procesos colectivos. Para ello, las diferencias entre los miembros afiliados (n = 51) y aquellos que se habían desist...

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Socialization in Small Groups: Temporal Changes in Individual-Group Relations

Cited by 325 publications

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Work Groups and Teams in Organizations

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The Assimilation of In-Laws: The Impact of Newcomers on the Communication Routines of Families

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