You will be required to write a thread of at least 500 words on the topic, containing 4
distinct sections: Key Term/Concept Definition, Summary, Discussion, and Reference.
The post will contain the following information in the following format, using the headers
so that you ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. Threads
must include at least 3 scholarly references.
1.
1. Definition: Give a brief definition of the key term/concept followed by the
APA reference for the term; this does not count in the 500-word
requirement.
2. Summary: Give a brief summary of the selected article. Be sure to identify
the article title as well as the author of the article and their credentials.
3. Discussion: Give a brief discussion of how the article relates to the
selected chapter key term/concept. This gives you the opportunity to add
value to the discussion by sharing your experiences, thoughts, and
opinions. Draw your peers into discussion of topics by asking questions.
This is the most important part of the post.
***The Key Term/Concept you will be writing about is Team Leader. I have
attached the Chapter of the textbook that talks about Team leader and also I
have attached the article you will be writing about.****
Diversity
Diversity in a team stems from differences in demographic, psychological, and organizational
characteristics. Research reveals that the various effects of this diversity on teams is dependent
on how the research is conducted, the type of diversity examined, and the type of tasks
performed. In most cases, diversity is a benefit once a team learns how to create a context that
supports diversity. A team with diverse members performs better on decision making, problem
solving, and creativity tasks.
Diversity in a team can lead to problems caused by misperceptions about others and competition
among subgroups. These problems disrupt team communication and reduce the ability of the
team to fully use its resources. Diversity problems are unlikely to go away by themselves, but
actions can be taken to help teams improve relations among their members in order to gain the
benefits of team diversity.
Learning Objectives
1. Why is the importance of dealing with diversity issues increasing for teams?
2. What are different types of diversity?
3. What are the trait approach and the expectation approach to explaining diversity?
4. How do cognitive processes, leader behavior, and social processes explain the causes of
diversity problems?
5. What are the main problems that diversity can cause for teams?
6. What are the differences between the performances of homogeneous versus diverse
teams?
7. What are the challenges of using cross-functional teams?
8. What are some of the approaches organizations can use to create a context that supports
diversity?
13.1 The Nature of Diversity
Diversity is at the core of teamwork. If people have identical knowledge, skills, or perspectives,
then there is little reason to organize them into teams, and it is simpler to just have a supervisor
tell the individuals what to do. It is the integration of differences that is the core value of
