Dwight Shute Cohesiveness In The Office
Group Case Study: The Office Introduction: Our small group was asked to watch two episodes of The Office season 9 episodes 16 and 17. We were then asked to negotiate as a group and come to a consensus about the following questions.
1. Define The Group Roles In The Office.
Many Different roles are played around the office, from the episodes we watched and the characters we got to know, they have many different roles.
Dwight Schute- Dwight is many things, he is a dominator in the sense that he “takes control” of his groups. He is also a Blocker, he is negative and stubborn for no apparent reason. We feel he is also somewhat of a group observer, lets everyone know what’s going right or wrong.
Pam Halpert- Definitely the Encourager she confirms the value of other people and ideas they …show more content…
For example, cohesiveness is seen when Jim obtains Pam an interview in the same city he is in. It seemed their goal was to get her to Philadelphia so that they could be together. In the end she did not take the job that she knew was not right for her and could not stay even though she wanted too. Put in this same situation, I would have made the same choice. Another example of cohesiveness is seen when everyone in the office is aware of Meredith and Pete dating but Andy is left out of the loop. Everyone seems to agree that they make a good couple and kept it a secret to spare Andy’s feelings. In this instance, I would have minded my own business too. I make it a point not to get involved in others personal relationships. In another example, the group appeared to all be in agreement on how to handle a situation when they decide, as a group, not to partake in the cupcakes by a former coworker. But nobody keeps their word and they eat the tainted cupcakes backfiring on them all. In general, I have found that going along with what the majority want, in an office setting, makes for a much easier work
1. Define The Group Roles In The Office.
Many Different roles are played around the office, from the episodes we watched and the characters we got to know, they have many different roles.
Dwight Schute- Dwight is many things, he is a dominator in the sense that he “takes control” of his groups. He is also a Blocker, he is negative and stubborn for no apparent reason. We feel he is also somewhat of a group observer, lets everyone know what’s going right or wrong.
Pam Halpert- Definitely the Encourager she confirms the value of other people and ideas they …show more content…
For example, cohesiveness is seen when Jim obtains Pam an interview in the same city he is in. It seemed their goal was to get her to Philadelphia so that they could be together. In the end she did not take the job that she knew was not right for her and could not stay even though she wanted too. Put in this same situation, I would have made the same choice. Another example of cohesiveness is seen when everyone in the office is aware of Meredith and Pete dating but Andy is left out of the loop. Everyone seems to agree that they make a good couple and kept it a secret to spare Andy’s feelings. In this instance, I would have minded my own business too. I make it a point not to get involved in others personal relationships. In another example, the group appeared to all be in agreement on how to handle a situation when they decide, as a group, not to partake in the cupcakes by a former coworker. But nobody keeps their word and they eat the tainted cupcakes backfiring on them all. In general, I have found that going along with what the majority want, in an office setting, makes for a much easier work