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Chapter 9
ORGB-300 Drexel University
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Business
Undergraduate 4
03/17/2011

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Teams
Definition
Two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to come task-oriented purpose
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Types of teams
Definition
Work team
Management team
Parallel Team
Project Team
Action Team
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Virtual Teams
Definition
Teams in which members are geographically dispersed and interdependent activity occurs electronically
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Four Stage Theory
Definition
A theory that suggests teams develop in a sequence of stages forming storming norming and performing
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Punctuated Equilibrium
Definition
A theory of team development in which teams quickly establish a routine and then at the midpoint of a project and the team reassesses its approach
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Task interdependence (four types)
Definition
Comprehensive interdependance
Reciprocal interdependence
Sequential Interdependence
Pooled Interdependence
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Goal Interdependence
Definition
The degree to which members share the team goal and have personal goals that are aligned
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Outcome interdependence
Definition
The degree to which team members share in the team rewards and outcomes
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Team composition
Definition
The mix of people who make up a team in terms of their characteristics
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Role
Definition
A set of behaviors a person is expected to display in a given context
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Surface-level diversity
Definition
Diversity regarding observable characterics
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Deep-level diversity
Definition
Diversity regarding observable characteristics
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Team process
Definition
Activities and interactions that occurs within teams that contribute to their ultimate end goals
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Coordination Less
Definition
Extra effort expended in order to accomplish and integrate work in a team context
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Motivational Loss
Definition
The reduction in motivation an individual experiences in a team setting
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Task work Processes
Definition
Activities of team members that relate directly to the accomplishment of team tasks
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Brainstorming
Definition
A face-to-face group meeting in which team members offer as many ideas as possible
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Nominal Group technique
Definition
An approach to generating ideas and solutions that involves both individual work and work in team meetings
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Teamwork processes
Definition
Interpersonal activities that facilitate the accomplishment of the team's work but do not directly involve task accomplishmnet itself
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Team states
Definition
Feelings and thoughts that coalesce in the minds of team members as a consequence of their experience working together
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