This week, you will analyze a three- to five-minute segment of a movie or a television episode depicting group behavior in organizations. After watch
This week, you will analyze a three- to five-minute segment of a movie or a television episode depicting group behavior in organizations.
After watching the movie segment, create a report on your analysis. In your report:
- Mention the name of the movie.
- Describe the setting and overall storyline of the movie.
- Describe the main characters in the observed movie section.
- Describe the situation that you analyzed and interpret the action of the characters depicting group behavior and organizations.
- Draw conclusions based on social psychological concepts and theories.
Using APA format, be sure to parenthetically cite your sources, and Reference on a separate page.
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Group Development
The process of group development is dynamic and structured. In the previous example, a problem-solving group was formed to determine what went wrong in the process. The war room group of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a good depiction of what happens to a group whose members cannot function in sync with each other. In the movie, the group members did not want to relinquish their own interests and control for the benefit of the group.
There are other real-life examples of similar nuances of group development as in the movie; however, they do not have similar outcomes. For instance, during the early 1960s, tension between the Soviet Union and the United States was high, especially during the Cuban missile crisis and the Bay of Pigs invasion by the United States. However, the invasion was a failure, in part, because the planning was laden with misinformation and groupthink (Janis, 1982).
Several studies have been conducted to determine the influence of groupthink on the decision-making process and the quality of outcomes (Schafer & Crichlow, 2002; Postmes, Spears, & Cihangir, 2001). Although in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the dysfunctional process did not allow the group to really become cohesive, it did demonstrate the potential for flawed decisions.
Janis, I. (1982). Groupthink: Psychological studies of policy decisions and fiascoes (2nd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Postmes, T., Spears, R., & Cihangir, S. (2001). Quality of decision making and group norms. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80(6), 918–930.
Schafer, M., & Crichlow, S. (2002). The process-outcome connection in foreign policy decision making: A quantitative study building on groupthink. International Studies Quarterly, 46, 45–68.
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Stages of Group Development
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Stages of Group Development
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) was a unique movie demonstrating the various aspects of group dynamics, especially dysfunctional group dynamics. The movie was based on a novel written by Peter George and was produced and codirected by Stanley Kubrick.
The story begins with U.S. Air Force Base Commander Jack D. Ripper (played by Sterling Hayden) going mad and sending bombers to drop nuclear warheads over the Soviet Union. This leads to a threat of an accidental nuclear war. The star of the movie is Peter Sellers, who portrays three of the main characters: Dr. Strangelove, Lionel Mandrake (an ex-World War II German scientist with a unique outlook on war and missiles), and President Merkin Muffey.
Lionel Mandrake, after confirming the news of no attack being made on the United States, wants to recall the bombers. However, Ripper refuses to reveal the three-letter code required to recall the bombers.
Desperate to avoid World War III, President Muffley summons Soviet Ambassador Alexander de Sadesky (played by Peter Bull) into the Pentagon war room. Muffley also speaks to the Soviet premiere over the telephone. After a humorous exchange, Muffley agrees to provide the Soviets with data on the flight paths of the errant bombers so that Soviet air defenses can shoot them down, if necessary.
President Muffley becomes aware of a secret weapon, the doomsday device, developed by the Soviets, which has the ability to destroy all life on earth. The Soviets plan to use the weapon in case of any attack on the Soviet Union. When Dr. Strangelove, the president’s advisor, is asked about the weapon’s effect, he admits its obvious flaws.
Thinking about the ways to survive, Dr. Strangelove estimates that U.S. society can survive if a few handpicked individuals remain in underground shelters for 100 years, waiting for the fallout to dissipate. Finally, a full-scale attack on the Soviet Union is planned. The movie ends with one bomber hitting its target and the Soviet Union releasing its doomsday device, which destroys the world.
The main focus of the movie was the lack of group development to resolve this potentially apocalyptic scenario. In this movie, group development seemed to fluctuate between the forming and storming stages of Tuckman's (1965) model. The characters in the movie represented strong personalities who had more influence in their own groups (their direct control) than in the newly formed (war room group). In addition, President Muffley, who was considered the leader of this group, did not have an effective leadership style, which, in this case, should have been an authoritative style.
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Group and Organizational Behavior
A group can be defined as individual interacting together for a purpose.
When discussing organizational group behavior, the first question that arises is, what is the purpose of a work group, especially a group related to product development, quality improvement, or management? The probable answer to this question is, "The fundamental activity of groups is to integrate individual knowledge into collective knowledge" (Okhuysen & Eisenhardt, 2002, p. 370). Therefore, most work groups entail some sort of change (in the product line, delivery of services, quality of work, work or task design, marketing strategy, or organizational mission or values). These changes enhance group participation and therefore improve group performance and the quality of products. However, sometimes, significant changes in the work process of a group or an organization evoke increased negative job stress, resulting in poor overall performance (Seel, 2001).
See the linked document for an example of group dynamics.
Okhuysen, G., & Eisenhardt, K. (2002). Integrating knowledge in groups: How formal interventions enable flexibility. Organizational Science, 13(4), 370–386.
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Stages of Group Development
PSY3011 Social Psychology lab
©2016 South University
2 Stages of Group Development
Group and Organizational Behavior
Stages of Group Development
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) was a unique movie demonstrating the various aspects of group dynamics, especially dysfunctional group dynamics. The movie was based on a novel written by Peter George and was produced and codirected by Stanley Kubrick.
The story begins with U.S. Air Force Base Commander Jack D. Ripper (played by Sterling Hayden) going mad and sending bombers to drop nuclear warheads over the Soviet Union. This leads to a threat of an accidental nuclear war. The star of the movie is Peter Sellers, who portrays three of the main characters: Dr. Strangelove, Lionel Mandrake (an ex-World War II German scientist with a unique outlook on war and missiles), and President Merkin Muffey.
Lionel Mandrake, after confirming the news of no attack being made on the United States, wants to recall the bombers. However, Ripper refuses to reveal the three-letter code required to recall the bombers.
Desperate to avoid World War III, President Muffley summons Soviet Ambassador Alexander de Sadesky (played by Peter Bull) into the Pentagon war room. Muffley also speaks to the Soviet premiere over the telephone. After a humorous exchange, Muffley agrees to provide the Soviets with data on the flight paths of the errant bombers so that Soviet air defenses can shoot them down, if necessary.
President Muffley becomes aware of a secret weapon, the doomsday device, developed by the Soviets, which has the ability to destroy all life on earth. The Soviets plan to use the weapon in case of any attack on the Soviet Union. When Dr. Strangelove, the president’s advisor, is asked about the weapon’s effect, he admits its obvious flaws.
Thinking about the ways to survive, Dr. Strangelove estimates that U.S. society can survive if a few handpicked individuals remain in underground shelters for 100 years, waiting for the fallout to dissipate. Finally, a full-scale attack on the Soviet Union is planned. The movie ends with one bomber hitting its target and the Soviet Union releasing its doomsday device, which destroys the world.
The main focus of the movie was the lack of group development to resolve this potentially apocalyptic scenario. In this movie, group development seemed to fluctuate between the forming and storming stages of Tuckman's (1965) model. The characters in the movie represented strong personalities who had more influence in their own groups (their direct control) than in the newly formed (war room group). In addition, President Muffley, who was considered the leader of this group, did not have an effective leadership style, which, in this case, should have been an authoritative style.
PSY3011 Social Psychology lab
©2016 South University
3 Stages of Group Development
Group and Organizational Behavior
© 2016 South University
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