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What is a key characteristic of a group?
What is a key characteristic of a team?
How do groups typically make decisions?
What is the concept where group members conform to the majority opinion to maintain harmony?
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Who typically leads a group?
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How are team members accountable?
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What is the focus of a group?
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What is the key difference between a group and a team?
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What is a group of individuals who share resources and information to complete a task?
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What is the primary reason for a formal group to be formed?
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Which of the following is a reason why groups stay together?
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What is a type of team that takes on responsibilities of a supervisor?
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Which type of team is formed by members from the same department?
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What is a characteristic of a virtual team?
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What is the primary characteristic of group members that can lead to groupthink?
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What is the term for the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group?
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What is the primary goal of appointing a devil's advocate in a group?
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Which stage of group development is characterized by conflict and uncertainty?
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What is the term for a group's view of its own ability to achieve its goals?
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What is the final stage of group development for temporary groups?
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What is one of the advantages of working in teams?
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What is a criterion for effective team performance?
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What is a disadvantage of individual decision making?
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What is a way to improve team performance?
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What can happen in a group decision making scenario?
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What is a benefit of group decision making?
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What is a disadvantage of working in teams?
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What is an advantage of individual decision making?
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Study Notes
Groups and Teams
Groups
- A collection of individuals who share resources and information to complete a task.
- Types of groups:
- Formal: determined by the organization chart, focused on task completion.
- Informal: formed based on interest or friendship, focused on shared objectives.
Reasons Groups Stay Together
- Security
- Status
- Self-esteem
- Affiliation
- Power
- Goal achievement
- Attractiveness
Teams
- A group of people with a collective identity joined together to accomplish a goal.
- Types of teams:
- Self-managed work
- Problem-solving
- Cross-functional
- Virtual
Groups vs Teams
- Groups: collection of individuals working independently to achieve a task, one leader, independent, individual goals, discuss, decide, and delegate.
- Teams: group of people with collective identity, shared, participative, interdependent, mutual accountability, accomplish goals collectively, discuss, decide, and do.
Groupthink
- A phenomenon where members conform to majority opinion to maintain group harmony rather than stating their own opinions.
- Occurs when members are similar, cohesive, and lack diverse perspectives.
- Solutions:
- Limit group size
- Diverse group members
- Leaders must not give own ideas, get other input first
- Appoint devil's advocate
- Decision techniques
Group Properties
- Conformity: behavior that follows the requirements of a group or society.
- Social loafing: tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when part of a group.
- Cohesiveness: sticking together.
- Collective efficacy: a group's view of its own ability to achieve its goals.
Stages of Group Development
- Forming (stage 1): group meets for the first time, uncertainty about leadership, purpose, and structure.
- Storming (stage 2): conflict arises as members begin to push against constraints.
- Norming (stage 3): group members know what is required of them, members are cohesive, purpose and leadership are clear.
- Performing (stage 4): functioning group progressing towards their goals.
- Adjourning or Transforming (stage 5): last step in the process for temporary groups, members have mixed feelings.
Team Effectiveness Criteria
- Team must work well together to achieve objectives.
- Get things done in time according to a reasonable schedule.
- The outcomes need to meet minimum quality criteria.
- The outcomes must be achieved within budget.
- The team must grow in its ability and capacity.
Advantages of Working in Teams
- More ideas and better quality.
- Increase innovation.
- Create an environment of support.
- Boost individual confidence.
- Good teams make the most of individual talents.
- Create better communication and respectful relationships among employees.
Disadvantages of Working in Teams
- Agreement is difficult to reach.
- Conflict.
- Ignore other perspectives.
- Uncooperative individuals in the team.
- Some members are ignored or feel insignificant.
- The more conflict, the less innovation, the farther the team gets from implementation and meeting goals.
- Social loafing.
- Strong personalities take over the team.
- Strained relationships.
Improving Team Performance
- Training.
- Selection.
- Rewards.
- Teambuilding.
- Team Design.
Individual vs Group Decision Making
- Individual:
- Pros: fast, best individual outperforms group, accountability.
- Cons: less ideas, determining best individual not easy, individual may procrastinate.
- Group:
- Pros: diverse and creative ideas, greater commitment to decision, better solutions, interaction builds relationships and trust.
- Cons: takes longer, conflict, groupthink, social loafing.
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Description
Learn about the different types of groups, including formal and informal groups, and understand the reasons why groups stay together.
