One of the greatest challenges to business today is the ability to take a group of individuals and turn them into a team. A group consists of two or more people working toward a common goal. Groups help us attain goals that we couldn't attain on our own.
Integration is about creating synergy between people and departments.
It requires sensitivity to people, cultural climate and the group process. Communication becomes increasingly difficult under the pressures created by the need to produce results, as well as consideration for the different types of people who you will be spending one-third of your life alongside. The need for affiliation is great in the working environment. Group members affect and influence each other greatly. If we feel that we receive treatment appropriate to our status within the group, we feel that we are being treated fairly.