ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

1. Introduction


In this paper we are dealing with the case of collaboration in a group of fifteen members from multiple nations. This international strategy research group (ISRG), as we can realize from the case study is facing serious cohesiveness problems. There is a lot of conflict and diversity among its members. Especially from Susan’s point of view there is another problem of her being treated as a minority due to the fact that she is a woman.
We do know that in order for a team to succeed cohesiveness among its members, it should fulfill some very important preconditions: a) Similarities among its members, b) Smaller teams tend to be more cohesive than larger teams, c) Members need to be interact, d) Team’s success, because cohesiveness increases when the team is successful in what is doing. Failure is logical to cause conflicts and fragmentation among its members.
Most of these preconditions are not satisfied in our case study. We are dealing with a large team o...