What is Group Dynamics?

According to Kurt Lewin, “Group Dynamics are any interaction that happens between people when they are put into a group setting. It is about influence and attitudes of people behaviour when they are in group. It is also about communication and associations that take place between members of the group”.

Nature of Group Dynamics

People form groups to achieve their individual goals largely on the context of safety and protection. The following are the important points of group dynamics…

Perception: What people perceive in the group
Motivation: How people get motivated in the group
Group goals: How people achieve and focus their goals in the group
Group organization
Interdependency: How people depend on each other in the group
Interaction: What people do in group in terms of relationship, encouraging others or discouraging others and in terms of task interaction, problem solving, guidance etc…?
Entity: What level of entity the members enjoy in the group

Structural Dynamics of Groups

It is about functionalizing things by smart design a structural rationalization:

Group composition: It is all about mix of members in the group for best achievements of their task. Like age, sex, nationality, skill, knowledge etc… A best composition will have the best results is the idea behind this mixture.
Group size: It means the size of the group. The number of
members to be formed in a group is called size. To complete the task more efficiently, the size of the group also matters significantly.
Roles: It is about role to be assigned to each member of the group. Proper role clarity will bring in greater efficiency among the members. This can help avoiding ambiguous in the work execution.
Leadership: Proper leader selection also matters in producing effective results of a group. Improper leader selection will destroy the very purpose of the group and the members may go dissatisfied.
Group Norms: A group norm is another significant part that the members of the group must follow. Group norms vary based on the group and issues important to the group. Without group norms, individuals would have no understanding of how to act in social situations.
Group Cohesiveness: Cohesion is a task commitment and interpersonal attraction to the group. It can be defined as the tendency for a group to be in unity while working towards a goal or to satisfy the emotional needs of its members. Its emotional dimension refers to how cohesion is pleasing to its group members.
Group Status: The status of any particular group is determined by the status of the members of the group. Members must refrain themselves from unnecessary interventions and unrelated arguments and should confine their focus towards their objects in order to maintain status of their group.