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Understanding Work Teams and Management
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Understanding Work Teams and Management

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What distinguishes a work team from a work group?

  • A work team deeply affects behavior and performance, while a work group primarily shares information and makes decisions. (correct)
  • A work team interacts primarily to share information and make decisions, while a work group has individual efforts that result in a performance greater than the sum.
  • A work team primarily shares information and makes decisions, while a work group interacts primarily to share information and make decisions.
  • A work team has designated work assignments, while a work group results in a performance that is greater than the sum of individual efforts.
  • What is the main function of a work group?

  • To interact primarily to share information and make decisions (correct)
  • To primarily share information and make decisions
  • To result in a performance that is greater than the sum of individual efforts
  • To deeply affect behavior and performance
  • What defines an informal group?

  • Two or more individuals interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives
  • Defined by the organization’s structure with designated work assignments establishing tasks
  • Alliances that are neither formally structured nor organizationally determined (correct)
  • A group whose individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of
  • What is the definition of a formal group?

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    Study Notes

    Definition and Importance of Management

    • Management is the process involving planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling human efforts to achieve stated objectives in an organization.
    • Teams outperform individuals.
    • Teams use employee talents better.
    • Teams are more flexible and responsive to changes in the environment.
    • Teams facilitate employee involvement.
    • Teams are an effective way to democratize and increase motivation in an organization.

    Benefits of Teams

    • Teams use employee talents in a more efficient way.
    • Teams are more adaptable to environmental changes.
    • Teams enable employee involvement and participation.
    • Teams help democratize and increase motivation in an organization.

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