lecture 6

Question 1

group

Answer 1

two or more individuals interacting and interdependent who have xome together to achieve paritcular objectives

Question 2

formal group

Answer 2

structure, designated assignment, clear roles

Question 3

informal group

Answer 3

natural formations in response to need of social contact

Question 4

types of teams

Answer 4

problem solving teams- self managing teams- cross functional teams- virtual teamsp

Question 5

problem solving teams

Answer 5

5-12 people, same department, regulary meet, no authority to implement solutionss

Question 6

self managing teams

Answer 6

10-15 people, task: planning and scedule work, making operating deciosns, no supervisor-> psychological empowerment but bad conflict management, power struggle

Question 7

cross functional teams

Answer 7

same hierarchical level but different work areas, very wide used -> creative idea generation but lower team cohesion

Question 8

virtual teams

Answer 8

collaborate online, geographically dispersed members-> overcome space and time but lack of social support, less information sharing, conflict

Question 9

roles

Answer 9

set of expected behavior patterns attributed to someone occupying a given position in a social unit

Question 10

groups properties

Answer 10

roles, norms, status, size

Question 11

norms

Answer 11

acceptable standards of behavior shared by a groups members that express what they ought to do under certain circumstances

Question 12

types of norms

Answer 12

appearance norms, social arrangement norms, resource allocation norms, performance norms

Question 13

status

Answer 13

socially defined position or rank given to groups or group members by others

Question 14

size

Answer 14

optimal size 5-12 -> diverse and effective
large groups: better at fact finding
small groups: better at problem solving

Question 15

are groups effective

Answer 15

mixed results

Question 16

social loafing

Answer 16

tendency to expend less effort when working collectively

Question 17

why does social loafing exist

Answer 17

beliefs others dont contribute enough, dispersion of responsibility

Question 18

factors social loafing

Answer 18

increased with group size- higher among men- less social loafing in complex tasks

Question 19

what can managers do agains social loafing

Answer 19

set group goals, increased intergroup competition, peer evaluation, select member who prefer groups

Question 20

socio emotional benefits groups

Answer 20

fulfillment and need to belong, positive attitude, higher job satisfaction