ORGA 316 Final Exam Reveiw Flashcards
Teamwork
A joint action by a team of individuals whose interest are subordinated to team unity.
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Toys manufacturing company with a creative approach to business, no clear pecking order
4 Benefits of Organization
- Good for complicated and complex work that can’t be done by 1 person
- Good when talent is shared in the whole organization
- Empower with collaboration not competition
- Help you feel like you belong, Cohesion
Norms of Behaviour
The standards that a workgroup uses to evaluate the behaviour of a group
Group Cohesion
The interpersonal glue that makes members of a group stick together.
Tuckman 5 Stage Model to Group Development
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Adjourning
Norming
1st stage of Tuckman’s 5 stage model of group development.
Little agreement, unclear purpose, guidance and direction
Storming
2nd stage of Tuckman’s 5 stage model of group development
Conflict increased clarity of purpose. Power struggles
Coaching
Norming
3rd stage of Tuckman’s 5 stage model of group development
Agreement and consensus
Clear roles and responsibilities Facilitation
Performing
4th stage of Tuckman’s 5 stage model of group development
Clear vision and purpose, focus on goal achievement, delegation
Task completion
5th stage of Tuckman’s 5 stage model of group development
Task completion, Good feeling about achievements, Recognition
3 Concepts of Power
- Power
- Influence
- Authority
Power
The ability to influence another person or relationship
Influence
The process of affecting the thoughts and emotions of another person
Authority
The right to influence others
Zone of Indifference
The range in which attempts to influence a person will be perceived as legitimate and will be acted on without a great deal of thought.
Companies try to increase the zone of indifference.
What is the least effective source of power
Coercion and legitimate power are the weakest
What is the most effective source of power
Expert and referent power are strongest
What source of power is a student developing
Students develop expert Power
5 sources of power
- Reward Power
- Legitimate Power
- Referent Power
- Expert Power
- Coercion Power
Reward Power
Agent cources of power is in rewarding subject
Legitamte Power
When both subject and agent agree that agent has influential right
Referent Power
Based on interpersonal attraction
Expert Power
Agent has the knowledge the agent needs