Psychology of management

6. Psychological compatibility and harmony of people in work groups
means people’s 
ability to interact in connection with their social and psychological-and-physiological qualities. 
Psychological compatibility is determined by the totality of personal qualities, while harmony 
depends primarily on work style. Difficulties in interaction cause stress which influences the 
general attitude of separate people and the collective as a whole. 
7. The ratio of men and women in a collective
also influences the climate sometimes. 
Psychologists recommend mixed collectives if possible. Women’s collectives are to na greater 
extent prone to fluctuations in social-and-psychological climate than men’s collectives. 
8. The sizes of basic collective
. As optimal, scientists consider medium collectives from 
10 to 20 people. Big basic collectives (more than 25 people) are prone to falling into smaller 
factions, while in smaller ones there appears the difficulty of matching psychologically 
compatible persons because of lack of choice. The practice and researches confirm that in 
optimal-sized collectives there is created the most favourable conditions for establishing a 
healthy microclimate because people find themselves in constant work and social 
communication which enhances their unity. This condition is difficult to satisfy, as the work 
group sizes are dictated by the volume, character, and nomenclature of work. 
9. Collective’s age structure
. It has been established from experience that for a greater 
collective stability it is desirable to form it by employees of various ages. A research showed that 
more stable are those collectives where work together 40% of experienced employees and 60% 
of young workers. A collective consisting of people of the same age has a tendency of fixing on 
the interests of their age-group. Combination in a work group of people of different ages and 
professional skills gives usually a positive result, “unlocking” this fixation of employees on 
themselves and their activity. Younger people treat older employees with respect, and older 
people help younger colleagues and pass their experience. But such relations do not form on 
their own – a manager has to form this style of relation in his/her collective. 

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