Category: Interest Groups

Introduction Groups and Teams can be collectively defined as those which are composed of two or more individuals, who exist to perform organizationally relevant tasks, share one or more common goals, interact socially, exhibit task interdependencies (i.e., workflow, goals, outcomes), maintain and manage boundaries, and are embedded in an organizational context that sets boundaries, constrains…

In our democratic society, we vote to elect our political representatives at the state and federal levels. State voters ultimately decide who will represent them at a national level in Washington D.C. and the United States Congress. Each congressional district on the House side is up for re-election every two years and every six years…

The term Imagination implies a creative ability that allows us to explore the past and imagine the future. Imagination has been adopted by many spheres, especially by the sociology department. Charles Wright Mills (1959) is a famous American postwar radical thinker who was the one to acquaint society with the Sociological Imagination, which is relevant…

In a task group the most important thing is progress therefore the manager has to ensure that progress is certain by assigning tasks to the group members. For example, on a peanut butter industry (Mchuzi in Masasa), progress is timed therefore to meet the target every member has to be aware of their duties. Group…