Writers Den

Explicit and Implicit Roles in a
Committee

Briefly describe both an explicit
and implicit role and an explicit and implicit norm of a group or committee to
which you have belonged or know about. Then discuss how one of the implicit
roles or norms of the group is enforced, what deviations might occur from the
role or norm, and what the consequences are for deviating from or violating it.
Finally, analyze the effects that indirect benefits of participation and
methods of enforcement or punishment, such as sanctioning, have on group
productivity, and how activities that detract from productivity are deterred.