Team Dynamics Flashcards
What is the difference between groups and teams?
Groups are two or more people who interact with and exert mutual influence on each other.
Teams are special types of groups
1. a collective sense of identity
2. distinctive roles
3. structured modes of communication
4. group norms
What is teamwork?
a process involving collaborative effort by team members to effectively carry out their roles to succeed.
What are the two primary components of teamwork?
Team maintenance
Regulation of team performance
Team Maintenance
Psychological support
integrative conflict management
Regulation of team performance
Preparation
execution
evaluation
adjustments
What are the theories of group development
Linear perspective
Cyclical perspective
Pendular perspective
Linear perspective
Assumes that groups progressively move through different stages
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Cyclical Perspective
Development of groups is similar to the life cycle: Birth, growth and death
EMPHASIZES THE TERMINAL PHASE OF THE GROUPS EXISTENCE.
Pendular Perspective
Emphasizes the shifts that occur in interpersonal relationships during the growth and development of groups.
What are five stages of group development?
Orientation
Differentiation and conflict
Resolution and cohesion
Differentiation and conflict
Termination
How does team climate develop?
Team climate develops from how players perceive the interrelationship among the group members.
What are some benefits from a social support?
Provides appraisal, information, reassurance, and companionship
Reduces uncertainty during times of stress
Aids in mental and physical recovery
Improves communication
How do you create an effective team climate?
Proximity: Closer contact between members promotes team interaction
Distinctiveness: the more distinctive the group feels, the better the climate
Fairness: or lack of it - can bring a group closer
Greater similarity = closer climate
Task interdependence: Outcome interdependence refers to the fact that all group members benefit from the group performance
Whaat is steiner’s model?
Actual productivity = potential productivity - losses due to fault group processes
What are two types of losses that attribute to faulty group processes?
Motivation losses: Team members do not give 100% effort
Coordination Losses: Timing between teammates is off/ineffective strategies are used
How does individual skills relate to group performance?
The greater the need for cooperation & interaction in a task
Importance of individual ability decreases
Importance of group productivity increases
What kinds of teams tend to play best?
Teams of equal ability tend to play best
What is the Kohler effect?
it occurs when a team’s score was equal to the least capable member
this can inspire the weak member to increase his or her effort so as not to let his or her teammates down.
What is the Ringelmanan effect?
The phenomenon by which individual performance decrease as the number of people in the group increases?
What is Social Loafing?
When individuals within a group or team put forth less than 100% effort because of losses in motivation due to large part to a diffusion of responsibility
What is Cohesion?
The total field of forces which act on members to remain in the group
What are the two distinct types of forces?
Attractiveness of the group : The individual desire for interpersonal interactions
Control: The benefit a member can derive by being associated with the group
What is group cohesion?
A group to stick together and remain united
What is Task Cohesion?
The degree to which group members work together to achieve common goals.
What is social cohesion?
The degrees to which members of a team like each other.
How does team satisfaction influence cohesion?
Increased cohesion -> related to increased satisfaction
How does conformity influence cohesion?
More Cohesive group -> greater pressure to conform to the attitudes / behaviors of the group
How does injury influence cohesion?
Injured athletes -> influence the group interaction processes between injured athletes and the rest of the team
How is adherence associated with cohesion?
More cohesive exercise classes -> better attendance
How is social support associated with cohesion?
higher social support an individual receives -> higher evaluation of group cohesion
how is stability associated with cohesion?
Teams higher in cohesion can better resist disruption ; teams staying together longer tend to be more cohesive
how is group goals associated with cohesion
Tied to group cohesion
How is gender associated with cohesion?
Cohesion performance relationship as stronger for females than males
What is a strategy for enhancing cohesion?
Exercise setting
Classes with feelings of high group cohesion have fewer dropouts and late arrivals
