Lecture 7 - Working Teams Flashcards
what are the 4 types of teams
- problem solving
- self managed
- cross functional
- virtual
what is a team role
A tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way. (Belbin, 1981)
What is Belbins Team Role Theory (1981)
- Roles are based on certain patterns of behaviour that people exhibit within teams
- When individuals become aware of their own strengths and abilities, it helps them to deal better with the demands of the team environment
- Most individuals are capable of playing more than one role.
What are Belbins team roles (3)
- Action orientated
- People skills orientated
- Cerebral / Intellectual orientated
define action orientated roles
- implementer
- shaper
- completer
define people skills orientated roles
- co-ordinator
- team worker
- resource investigator
define cerebral / intellectual orientated roles
- specialist
- evaluator
Criticism of Belbins team roles theory
- overlap between roles
- reductionist (we are more than team roles)
- behaviour can change depending on situation
what are the 3 characteristics of effective teams
- context
- composition
- process
what factors contribute to ‘context’ (3)
- adequate resources
- leadership and structure
- trust
what factors contribute to ‘composition’ (4)
- abilities of members
- personality
- size of teams
- member preferences
challenges of teamwork (2)
- time consuming (quicker working individually?)
- personality clashes
advantages of decision making in teams (3)
- more info about different sources
- credibility
- mutually acceptable solution
disadvantages of decision making in teams (3)
- pressures to conform
- takes more time
- lines of responsibility become unclear
define groupthink
occurs when powerful members of the group coerce less powerful group members to go along with a decision in public even though they may disagree in private. (Dyer, 1998)
