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OB Chapter 10
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Business
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2013

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LG1- Analyse the growing popularity of using teams in organizations
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
Term
LG2- Contrast groups and teams
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
Term
LG3- Compare and contrast four types of teams.
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.
Term
LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams
Definition
-Contextual
-Composition
-Work design
-Process
Term
LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Context
Definition
1. Context

-Adequate resources
-Leadership and structure
-Climate of trust
-Performance evaluation and reward systems
Term
LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Team composition
Definition
oComposition
abilities of members
personality
allocating roles
diversity
size of teams
members flexibility
member preferences
Term
LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Work design
Definition
autonomy
skill variety
task identity
task significance
Term
LG4- Identify the characteristics of effective teams- Process
Definition
common purpose
specific goals
team efficacy
conflict levels
social loafing
Term
LG5- Show how organizations can create team players
Definition
Hiring team players, training workers to become team players, rewarding: providing incentives to be a good tea player.
Term
LG6- Decide when to use individual instead of teams
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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