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'''A group is a '''
- '''finite number of people with '''
- '''regular and direct interaction and '''
- '''role differentiation who want to achieve a '''
- '''common goal.'''
'''finite number of people'''
This means that the size of the group is limited and clearly defined.
'''regular and direct interaction'''
This means that the members of the group will interact on a regular basis (daily, weekly) and not only whenever they happen to meet by chance as well as that this interaction is direct and not through third parties.
'''role differentiation'''
This means that there are clear roles within the group, i.e. an individual who takes the role of "leader", somebody who takes the role of "Second in command", …
'''common goal'''
This means that the group is unified by ''one'' goal ''all'' members of the group pursue. By this definition if part of an group disagrees with a goal and starts to pursue another one there is no longer a group, but only a "collection" of individuals.
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