Week 1

Question 1

Group vs Team

Answer 1

Group: Social interaction among individuals + one or more common causes

Team: you add
-one or more common tasks
-interdependence (workflow, goals, outcomes)
-different roles and responsibilities
-part of a larger organization system

Question 2

Group entitativity (Nijstad)

Answer 2

The degree to which a collection of persons is perceived as being
bound together in a coherent unit

How “group” are we?

Question 3

Properties that increase entitativity

Answer 3

Interdependence: Members must depend on each other to accomplish the task
and/or to receive valued outcomes

Importance: The group has meaning and value for members

Interaction: Members engage in formal or informal activities, communications,
relations, etc.

Duration: The length of time the group has been together

Similarity: The degree to which members resemble each other are on certain
attributes

Cohesion: Attraction and commitment to the group

Question 4

Properties that decrease group entitativity

Answer 4

Size: Number of members in group

Permeability: How easy it is to join or leave group (if it’s difficult to join, you feel even more

Question 5

Which of these group properties is the most important for
creating high group entitativity?
a. Size
b. Cohesion
c. Interaction
d. Permeability
e. Duration
f. Similarity

Answer 5

c. Interaction

Interaction is the most important for creating high group entitativity

Question 6

Functions of groups/teams

Answer 6

• Facilitate accomplishment of certain tasks
• Satisfies our need to belong (frisbee clip)
• Allows us to make sense of the world (monkey given cucumber / grape) - social comparison theory
  -Allows us to understand ourselves - (Social identity theory, Self-categorization theory)
• Provide utilitarian benefits

Question 7

Social comparison theory

Answer 7

people want to hold accurate views of themselves and of the world

People turn to others especially for beliefs for which there is no physical reality (e.g., preferences, opinions, norms)

Question 8

Social identity theory

Answer 8

people define themselves (and others) partly in terms of group membership

Question 9

Exchange theory

Answer 9

social relations (including those within groups) help to fulfill the individual’s needs (such as the need to belong), and often take the form of exchange processes

Question 10

according to Delizonna (2017), what leadership behaviours lead to psychology safety, which in turn lead to team performance?

Answer 10

1. Approaching conflict in
   a collaborative manner
2. Speaking human to
   human
3. Anticipating
   reactions/preparing
   responses
4. Replacing blame with
   curiosity
5. Asking for feedback on
   delivery

Question 11

probable exam question: if a team leader wants to use the insights from Delizonna (2017), what are concrete examples of leadership behaviours they could do? (use 2 different inputs)/

Answer 11

approaching conflict in a collab. manner: Instead of sending a generic email update about a project status, the leader takes the time to have a one-on-one conversation with each team member. They express genuine interest in how the team member is doing, acknowledge their contributions, and discuss any challenges or concerns in a compassionate manner.

Speaking human to human:
Example: Instead of sending a generic email update about a project status, the leader takes the time to have a one-on-one conversation with each team member. They express genuine interest in how the team member is doing, acknowledge their contributions, and discuss any challenges or concerns in a compassionate manner.