Chapter 15 Flashcards
Group
two or more people who interact with each other to accomplish certain goals or meet certain needs
Team
group whose members work intensely with one another to achieve a specific common goal
Synergy
performance gains that result when individuals and departments coordinate their actions
Formal group
group of managers establish to achieve organizational goals
informal group
a group of managers or nonmanagerial employees form to help achieve their own goal or meet their own needs
top management team
group composed of the CEO, the president, and the heads of most important departments
research and development team
team whose members have the expertise and experience needed to develop new products
command group
group composed of subordinates who report to the same supervisor
task force
committee of managers or nonmangerial employees from various departments or divisions who meet to solve a specific mutual problem
self-managed work team
group of employees who supervise their own activities and monitor the quality of the goods ands services they provide
virtual team
team whose members rarely or never meet face-to-face but, rather, interact by using various forms of information technology such as e-mail, computer networks, telephone, fax, or videoconference
friendship group
informal group composed of employees who enjoy one another’s company and socialize with one another
interest group
an informal group composed of employees seeking to achieve a common goal related to their membership in an organization
division of labor
splitting the work to be performed into particular tasks and assigning tasks to individual workers
task interdependence
degree to which the work performed by one member of a group influences the work performed by other members
