Term
| LG1- Analyse the growing popularity of using teams in organizations |
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Definition
Team
- A better way to use employee’s talent
- In order to become more effective and efficient
- Team facilitates employee participation in operating decisions: democratize the organization and increase employee’s motivation |
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| LG2- Contrast groups and teams |
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Definition
Work group: group that interacts primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each member perform within his/her area of responsibility
Work team: generates positive synergy through coordinated effort. The individual efforts result in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of those individual inputs |
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Term
| LG3- Compare and contrast four types of teams. |
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Definition
o Problem-Solving teams: Meet for a few hours a week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency and work environment.
Members share ideas and offer suggestions
o Self-Managed work teams: take on responsibilities of their former supervisors and can not only solve problems but also implement the solutions and take responsibility for the outcome.
o Cross-Functional teams: Employees from about the same hierarchical level but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task.
o Virtual teams: Use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal. |
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Term
| LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams |
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Definition
-Contextual
-Composition
-Work design
-Process |
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Term
| LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Context |
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Definition
1. Context
-Adequate resources
-Leadership and structure
-Climate of trust
-Performance evaluation and reward systems |
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Term
| LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Team composition |
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Definition
oComposition
abilities of members
personality
allocating roles
diversity
size of teams
members flexibility
member preferences |
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Term
| LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Work design |
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Definition
autonomy
skill variety
task identity
task significance |
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Term
| LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Process |
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Definition
common purpose
specific goals
team efficacy
conflict levels
social loafing |
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Term
| LG5- Show how organizations can create team players |
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Definition
| Hiring team players, training workers to become team players, rewarding: providing incentives to be a good tea player. |
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Term
| LG6- Decide when to use individual instead of teams |
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Definition
Disadvantages of using teams:
-High costs
-Simple tasks are better done by individuals
-Teams do not always fit the situation (needs to be interdependent) |
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