Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a group
2 or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal
5 Stages of Group Development
Forming Storming Norming Performing Adjourning
3 Stages of Punctuated Equilibrium Model
Stage One
Midpoint Transition
Stage Two
3 Types of Group Tasks
Additive Tasks
Disjunctive Tasks
Conjunctive Tasks
Additive Tasks
group performance = sum of performances
Disjunctive Tasks
group performance = best group member
Conjunctive Tasks
group performance = worst group member
Group Norms
collective expectations of behaviour
Roles
positions in group with attached set of expected behaviours
Assigned Roles vs Emergent Roles
assigned roles = assigned
emergent roles = develop
Group Cohesiveness
degree to which a group is especially attractive to members
5 Factors influencing cohesiveness
- threat and competition
- success
- member diversity
- size
- toughness of initiation
Two forms of Social Loafing
Free-Rider Effect
Sucker Effect
What is a Team
generally used to describe groups in organizational settings
Collective Efficacy
shared beliefs that team can successfully perform
4 Factors in Composition of Self-Managed Teams
stability
size
expertise
diversity
3 Support Factors for Self-Managed Teams
Training
Rewards
Management
Define across Functional Teams
people with different functional specialities together
6 Principles for Effectiveness in Cross-Cultural Teams
Leadership Composition Rules and procedures Autonomy Physical Proximity Superordinate Goals
