4. Why Have Teams Become So
Popular
Why Have Teams Become So
Popular
Teams typically outperform individuals.
Teams use employee talents better.
Teams are more flexible and responsive to changes in the environment.
Teams facilitate employee involvement.
Teams are an effective way to democratize and organization and
increase motivation.
5. Team Versus Group: What’s
the Difference
Team Versus Group: What’s
the Difference
Work Group
.
Work Team
11. Types of Teams (cont’d)Types of Teams (cont’d)
Team Characteristics
1. The absence of paraverbal and nonverbal cues
2. A limited social context
3. The ability to overcome time and space constraints
Team Characteristics
1. The absence of paraverbal and nonverbal cues
2. A limited social context
3. The ability to overcome time and space constraints
Virtual Teams
.
12. A Team-
Effectiveness
Model
A Team-
Effectiveness
Model
CONTEXT :
1. ADEQUATE RESOURCES
2. LEADERSHIP AND STRUCTURE
3. CLIMATE OF TRUST
4. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND REWARD
SYSTEMS
COMPOSITION :
1. ABILITIES OF MEMBERS
2. PERSONALITY
3. ALLOCATING ROLES
4. DIVERSITY
5. SIZE OF TEAMS
6. MEMBER FLEXIBILITY
7. MEMBER PREFERENCES
PROCESS
1. COMMON PURPOSE
2. SPECIFIC GOALS
3. TEAM EFFICACY
4. CONFLICT LEVELS
5. SOCIAL LOAFING
TEAM
EFFECTIVENESS
22. Beware: Teams Aren’t Always
the Answer
Beware: Teams Aren’t Always
the Answer
Complexity of Work:
Can the work be done better by more than one person?
Common Purpose:
Does the work create a common purpose or set of goals for
the people in the group that is more than the aggregate of
individual goals?
Interdependence:
Are the members of the group interdependent?