Topic 4 Terms Flashcards
Actors
Individuals who form social relations with others
Adjourning Stage
Stage where teams disband when their work is finished
Boundary Spanning
Developing relationships that cross boundaries within or outside the organization
Bridging Network
A network in which you are connected to people who aren’t connected to one another
Brokering Network
A network connecting disparate groups of people so that access to goods, services, or information is enabled
Centralized Communication Network
Network where communication flows only between individual members and a hub, or center point
Clique
Group comprised of three or more actors all connected to each other
Clusters
Subgroups of actors who are tied together because they have similar traits or characteristics
Cohesive Network
Network in which the people you are connected to are connected to one another
Cohesiveness
The degree to which members are attracted to a group and motivated to remain part of it
Collective Intelligence
Shared intelligence that emerges when a group of people work together in a collaborative way
Committee
Group designated to work on a special task on a continuing basis
Consensus
Group decision that has the expressed support of most members
Contagion Effect
A spread of emotion across a group or network
Cross-Functional Team
Team that operates with members who come from different functional units of an organization
De-Energizing Ties
Those that leave people feeling drained, unhappy, and demotivated
Decentralized Communication Network
Network that allows all members to communicate directly with one another
Decision Making
The process of making choices among possible courses of action
Disclosure
An opening up or revelation about oneself
Disruptive Activites
Self-serving behaviors that interfere with team effectiveness
Disruptive Behaviors
Behaviors that harm group process
Distributed leadership
When all members of a team contribute helpful task and maintenance behaviors
Diversity-Consensus Dilemma
The tendency for diversity in groups to create process difficulties even as it offers improved potential for problem solving
Dyad
Connection between two people in a network
Echo Chamber
Occurs when the same beliefs or perspectives are amplified and reinforced in a social network
Effective Team
A team that achieves high levels of task performance, member satisfaction, and future viability
Energizing Network
A network where connections to others are fulfilling, fun, and motivating
Equivalence
Represents the extent to which the amount of what is given back is roughly the same as what was recieved
Exchange
An action contingent upon a rewarding reaction
Expressive Ties
Ties characterized by friendship, kinship, and social support
FIRO-B Theory
Theory that identifies differences in how people relate to one another in groups based on their needs to express and receive feelings of inclusion, control, and affection
Formal Team
An officially recognized collective that is supported by the organization
Forming Stage
The initial entry of members to a team
Friendly Helper
New member in a group who is insecure, and suffering uncertainties or intimacy and control
Functional Chimney Problem
A lack of communication across functions
Groupthink
A tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capablilites
Heterogenous Teams
Teams in which members are dissimilar to one another
High-Quality LMX Relationships
Relationships characterized by high levels of trust, respect, and loyalty
Homogeneous Teams
Teams in which members are similar to one another
Homophily
The tendency to form networks with those who are similar to you
Idiosyncrasy Credits
Represent our ability to violate norms with others based on whether we have enough credits to cover the violation
