ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Groups and teams in organizations
By: Felicia Oliveira
Phoenix University
HCS / 370
INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior can be viewed to be a systematic study of the
behavior and rejoinders of individuals, groups, and subgroups.
In addition, organizational behavior aids to comprehend, describe,
forecast, and shift human behavior that takes place in the organizational
setting.
Groups and teams are distinct and are a major aspect of organizational
behavior.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GROUPS AND TEAMS
Group
Team
Is a collection of persons who work
together to complete a task
Is a group of persons who have a
shared identity and are joined
together to attain a goal
In terms of leadership, a group has
one leader
A team can have more than one
leader.
May not share a common goal
May have one common goal or
cause
Particular duties and goals are not
allocated to persons
Particular tasks are assigned to
every person.
