negative consequences of groups compared to teams

Question 1

groups

Answer 1

can be defined as any number of people who:
- interact with one another
- perceive themselves to be a group
- are consciously aware of other peoples presence

Question 2

characteristics of groups
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Answer 2

• interdependence
• interaction
• ability to act in a unitary manner
• group consciousness

Question 3

forces operating within groups

Answer 3

• communication and coordination
• conflict resolution methods
• dominance patterns
• roles and relationships

Question 4

disadvantage of working in group:
lack of collaboration in group

Answer 4

• individuals may work independently without sharing a goal or common purpose
• lack of collaboration can hinder performance
• may be duplicate of efforts or contradictory actions

Question 5

disadvantage of working in group:
limited accountability in groups

Answer 5

• groups might lack a sense of individual accountability in groups as members don’t feel personally responsible for the overall outcome
• results in diffusion of responsibility
  and a decrease in individual effort

Question 6

disadvantage of working in group:
conflict and competition groups

Answer 6

• groups may foster internal competition instead of collaboration. (comp for resources or recognition)
• can create a hostile environment, information hoarding, and lack of knowledge sharing
• which negatively impacts morale and subsequently performance

Question 7

groups and teams

Answer 7

• often loosely defined and used interchangeably
• GROUP: used in a more general sense
  > way of categorizing individuals based on interests, skills, and abilities
• TEAM: more specific context
  > team building is the process of selecting and grouping team members into cohesive groups with shared norms and goals, role relationship, shared accountability and shared identity

Question 8

team

Answer 8

a group whos members share a common goal that they persue collaboratively and who can only succeed or fail collectively

Question 9

characteristics of effective teamwork

Answer 9

• shared aims and objectives
• sense of commitment
• mutual trust and dependency
• conflict resolution

Question 10

why form teams?:

Answer 10

• diversity of knowledge and skills
• collaboration and mutual understanding
• sense of belonging

Question 11

example of teamwork at google:

Answer 11

• they have a high-performance culture, and team-based structure
• Project Aristotle (2012)- googles attempt to further define the best relationship and group norms for an effective team.
• characteristics that stood out: psychological safety
• less about who is on the team, more about how the team interact with eachother

Question 12

struggles of working in a team
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Answer 12

• coordination problems, potential intergroup conflict
  BUT
  if they…..
  1) establish norms
  2) develop clear roles
  3) manage size
  4) embrace diversity
  it will help conquer problems