Posted by Dr. Bob on July 28, 2005, at 23:29:02
In reply to Re: 150 - the magic number? » Dr. Bob, posted by JenStar on July 27, 2005, at 17:37:34
> He was referring to different kinds of groups: Military units, small towns of Hutterites, manufacturing companies, and social networks.
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> At more than 150, the group typically splinters into factions and it becomes necessary to implement more rigorous hiearchical means to assure group assent and compliance.
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> He gives the examle of Gore-Tex, a successful company that deliberately sets up work groups in 150 or less... If a site has ~150 employees, people get to know each other formally and informally, recongize styles, behaviors and strengths, and align themselves to maximize output on projects.It's interesting that he includes small towns, sometimes I think this was more like a small town before and is more like a big city (pop. 12,407) now. A big city that requires "hierarchical means to assure group assent and compliance"...
OTOH, I'm not sure this is a work group with the goal of "maximizing output"...
Bob
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