Enhancing Group Cohesiveness In Organisations-An Exploratory Review
Volume 3 - Issue 7, July 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Ilukor Geresom
Keywords
Enhancing, Group, Cohesiveness, Organisations.
Abstract
Organisations of any kind function because of human interactions which define the degree of productivity which these organisations can achieve at any time of their existence, these interactions occur in groups bound together by group cohesiveness, and many scholars have posited that the effectiveness of any group of individuals whether they are members in a given family, communities or employees in a given organisation is anchored upon the degree of strength of its group cohesiveness. In other words, typical organisations achieve immense results because of the nature of its team of employees. This article provides any explorative review of key literature which highlights the importance of and ways that Managers in organisations can use to enhance Group Cohesiveness to act as a catalyst that will promote Organisations growth.
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