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Group:
“A group that interacts primarily to share information and to make
decisions to help each group member perform within his or her area
of responsibility”.
• No need to engage in collective work that
requires joint effort.
• Performance is merely the summation of each
group member’s individual contribution.
• No positive synergy.
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Teams:
“A group whose individual efforts result in performance that is
greater than the sum of the individual inputs”.
• Restructured work processes around teams.
• “positive synergy” Potential for an organization
• Generate greater outputs with no increase in inputs.
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Teams:
Problem-Solving Teams
In the past, teams were typically composed of 5 to 12 hourly
employees from the same department who met for a few hours
each week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and the
work environment.
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Teams:
Cross-Functional Teams
Employees
from about the same hierarchical level,
but from different work areas, who
come together to accomplish a task
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Teams:
Virtual Team
Use computer technology to unite physically dispersed members and
achieve a common goal
Management should ensure
• Trust is established among members.
• Team progress is monitored closely
• The efforts and products of the team are publicized throughout the
organization