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Effective Groups and Teams
Groups, Teams and Organizational Effectiveness
Group ◦ Two or more people who interact with each
other to accomplish certain goals or meet certain needs.
Team ◦ A group whose members work intensely with
each other to achieve a specific, common goal or objective
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Two characteristics distinguish teams from groups
1. Intensity with which team members work together
2. Presence of a specific, overriding team goal or objective
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Creating and Maintaining Group Performance Division of Labor: splitting the work to be performed into particular tasks and assigning tasks to individual workers
Task Interdependence: the degree to which the work performed by one member of a group influences the work performed by other members.
Types of Task Interdependence
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Types of Task Interdependence Rims/wheels Electronics
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Pooled: each member making separate and independent contributions to group performance.
Types of Task Interdependence
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Sequential: group members perform tasks in a predetermined order; the work of one impacts the others
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Types of Task Interdependence
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HR Expert (on team)
HR Professional (at plant) IT System Specialist
Project Manager
Reciprocal: group member work is fully dependent on the work performed by other members; shared information, intense interaction, coordination of efforts in order to achieve goal.
The Stages of Group Development
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Stages of Group Development Forming ◦ Group members get to know each other and reach
common understanding
Storming ◦ Group members experience conflict because some
members do not wish to submit to demands of other group members
Norming ◦ Close ties and consensus begin to develop between group
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Stages of Group Development
Performing ◦ The real work of the group is accomplished
Adjourning ◦ Only for task forces that are temporary ◦ Group is dispersed
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