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In organizational development (OD), the phrase group process refers to the behavior of people in groups, such as task groups that are trying to solve a problem or make a decision. An individual with expertise in group process, such as a trained facilitator, can assist a group toward accomplishing its objective by diagnosing how well the group is functioning as a problem solving or decision making entity and subsequently intervening to alter the group's operating behavior.

Because people gather in groups for reasons other than task accomplishment, group process occurs in other types of groups such as personal growth groups (e.g. encounter groups, study groups, prayer groups). Even in such cases, an individual with expertise in group process can be helpful in the role of facilitator.

1 Some dimensions of group process

Some of the aspects of group process that a process consultant would look at include:

patterns of communication and coordination
patterns of influence
patterns of dominance (e.g. who leads, who defers)
balance of task focus vs social focus
level of group effectiveness
how conflict is handled

2 Also see

3 References

Team Building by William Dyer, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall 1994.

Process Consultation by Edgar Schein, Prentice Hall 1998.

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