Research Paper on:
Group Concept and Self Exploration

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dynamics" (Adams 99). With it, we can determine the social, cultural and psychological characteristics of human groups, which help us better understand how and why people interact within groups.  (Adams 99). What is generally found when people are placed together in working groups is that rather than relying on just their own input, they are now able  to form a collective opinion with respect to problem solving, decision-making and innovative ideas. Truly, the sense of connectiveness among a groups members can far outweighs any singular weakness  that may be apparent in just one person. Logically speaking, a group thrives or fails because of its members. For any group dynamic to work, each of the members  must be able to get along and communicate on a clear and concise level. This ability to successfully communicate is directly related to whatever interpersonal skills each member brings  to the group (Finley, PG). However, even if certain individuals are lacking in communication skills, just being within a comfortable yet confident collection of his vocational peers will likely  bring out abilities he did not know he had. This is yet another element of group dynamics: To nurture the individual so the whole group may flourish. It is  a sad fact that too many managers and supervisors do not recognize the far-reaching benefits of group dynamics. To say that a company can flourish when there is no  sense of connectivity is to say that the company has no firm foundation. Group dynamics not only increases the health index of a company, but it also protects it  from being "uprooted under the pressures of environmental crises" (Eng PG). Clearly, if dissention exists within a working atmosphere, those in leadership positions are very often the problem (Finley,