Understanding Work Teams - Chapter 10

Teams can achieve complex objectives and democratize organizations.

Teams are focused on shared objectives and interdependent tasks, while groups are often more loosely associated.

Cross-functional teams, project teams, and self-managed teams.

<p>A climate of trust is essential for team effectiveness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diversity in teams can enhance creativity and problem-solving by bringing different perspectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Effective leadership provides direction and support, helping teams navigate challenges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adequate resources and performance evaluations based on team outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organizations may opt for individuals when tasks require specialized skill sets or are highly routine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Team cohesion enhances collaboration and commitment among team members, leading to improved performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Effective teams typically share a common plan and purpose, as well as specific goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organizations can foster team players by selecting the right candidates, providing training, and offering incentives for team-oriented behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organization should consider individual work when the task can be done better by one person and lacks a common goal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mental models are significant as they ensure that team members have a shared understanding of their tasks and objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A performance evaluation system that reflects team contributions encourages collaboration and accountability among team members.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social loafing can lead to decreased motivation and productivity as some team members rely on others to do the work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Effective leadership provides direction, motivates team members, and fosters a climate of trust and open communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Teams have a collective goal, while workgroups have individual goals. Teams are more structured and rely on shared responsibilities to achieve results.

Organizations use different types of teams to suit their tasks, some include problem-solving, self-managed, cross-functional, and virtual teams.

Effective teams have supportive resources, structured leadership, trust, and rewards

Successful teams need members with diverse skills, personalities, and experiences, while avoiding excessive homogeneity.

The organizational environment heavily influences a team's performance, encompassing resources, leadership, trust, and performance evaluations.

Teams should have members with necessary skills to work towards shared objectives

Teams with diverse members increase creativity and problem-solving ability

The size of a work team should be optimized for efficiency in completing assigned work.

Effective teams possess shared goals, a collective identity, and a strong sense of cohesion among members. They often have accurate shared mental models and effective conflict resolution strategies. Crucially, effective teams exhibit high team efficacy and avoid significant social loafing.

Team processes encompass several key elements, including a common plan and purpose, specific goals, team efficacy, team identity, team cohesion, mental models, conflict levels, and social loafing.

Team efficacy refers to the team's collective belief in their ability to succeed. High team efficacy is linked to team performance.

A strong sense of shared identity and belonging among team members.

Tasks that benefit from collaboration and shared responsibility are best suited for teams. Tasks better done independently should not be assigned to a team. Interdependence is key.

Creating team players involves strategic hiring, training, and rewarding team-focused behaviors.

Effective teams usually have access to the necessary tools, information, and support to achieve their objectives.

In many cases, smaller teams can be more effective due to better communication and coordination; they enable better group interaction and prevent issues like coordination breakdown in larger groups.