This week's report covers the concept of in and out-groups. To begin, we'll look at what exactly constitutes an inbound and outbound group. We will also study the concepts of in and out-group. Once we have completed the first part of the research, we will immediately move on to our second section. The second part will be to describe a personal example in which I was part of a group situation. Once I disclose my personal example, I will describe a situation in which one of my colleagues found himself in a situation of exclusion. Once we have studied these two situations, the report will move on to part three in which we will analyze and explain some of the differences between my in-group situation and my colleague's out-group experience. As we enter the fourth section of the report, we will examine how internal and external groups affect organizations and their employees. The fifth section of the report will explain how the situation of exclusion in which my colleague found himself was directly caused by a series of factors unrelated to the task. Finally, as we come to the final section of the report, it will outline some of the implications that can arise when leaders develop a relationship with their followers. The Concepts of In and Out-Groups As we begin this report, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Human Resources department for giving me the opportunity to present this information to each of you . As we begin this research, we will talk about the concept that creates input and output groups. Now let's start by talking about the concept of input and output groups. According to Bierstedt (1963), an in-group and an out-group have n...... middle of article ...... on five questions asked the extent to which out-group membership was based on task-related performance. factors and non-task factors. We described how the situation my colleague found himself in was solely based on a non-task factor and not once were his task factors taken into consideration. Finally, to end the report, we talked about the implications that can arise from the relationships developed by leaders and their followers. Works Cited Bierstedt, R. (1963). Social order. Accessed February 26, 2012, from http://web.missouri.edu/~hartmanj/rs150/inoutgroup.htmlIn-Group Bias. (2012). Retrieved February 27, 2012 from http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/in-group_bias.htmNahavandi, A. (2011). The art and science of leadership (6 ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.