FOUNDATIONS 
OF 
TEEXPALAMININ GD TEYAMNS ANAD MGROIUCPSS 
FURTHER
TEAMS 
GROUP OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO 
INTERACT AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER, 
ARE MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
ACHIEVING COMMON GOALS ASSOCIATED 
WITH ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND 
PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AS A SOCIAL 
ENTITY WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION.
SEVERAL TYPES OF FORMAL TEAMS IN 
ORGANIZATION 
DEPARTMENTA 
L TEAMS 
PRODUCTION/ 
SERVICE/ 
LEADERSHIP 
TEAMS 
SELF-DIRECTED 
WORK TEAMS 
ADVISORY 
TEAMS 
TASK FORCE 
(PROJECT) 
TEAMS 
SKUNKWORK 
S 
VIRTUAL 
TEAMS 
COMMUNITIES 
OF PRACTICE
GROUPS 
TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WITH A UNIFYING 
RELATIONSHIP
INFORMAL GROUPS 
NOT INITIATED AND USUALLY DO NOT 
PERFORM GOALS BUT EXIST PRIMARILY 
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR MEMBERS
WHY PEOPLE BELONG TO INFORMAL GROUPS 
1. 
HUMAN 
BEINGS ARE 
SOCIAL 
ANIMALS 
2. 
INDIVIDUALS 
DEFINE 
THEMSELVES 
BY THEIR 
GROUP 
AFFILIATIONS 
3. 
TO 
ACCOMPLISH 
TASKS THAT 
CANNOT BE 
ACHIEVED BY 
INDIVIDUALS 
WORKING 
ALONE
TEAM 
EFFECTIVENESS 
THE EXTENT TO WHICH A TEAM ACHIEVES 
ITS OBJECTIVES OF ITS MEMBERS, AND 
SUSTAINS ITSELF OVER TIME.
TEAM 
EFFECTIVENESS 
1. ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS 
2. SATISFY MEMBER NEEDS 
3. MAINTAIN TEAM SURVIVAL
WHY PEOPLE BELONG TO INFORMAL GROUPS 
REWARD 
SYSTEMS 
COMMUNICATIO 
N SYSTEMS 
PHYSICAL 
SPACE 
ORGANIZATION 
AL 
ENVIRONMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
AL STRUCTURE 
ORGANIZATION 
AL LEADERSHIP
TEAM DESIGN FEATURES 
TASK 
CHARACTERISTICS 
TEAM 
SIZE 
TEAM 
COMPOSITION
TASK 
INTERDEPENDENCE 
THE EXTENT TO WHICH TEAM MEMBERS 
MUST SHARE COMMON INPUTS TO THEIR 
INDIVIDUAL TASKS, NEED TO INTERACT IN 
THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING THEIR 
WORK, OR RECEIVE OUTCOMES THAT ARE 
PARTLY DETERMINED BY THE 
PERFORMMANCE OF OTHERS.
TEAM DIVERSITY 
HOMOGENEOUS 
TEAMS INCLUDE 
COMMON 
TECHNICAL 
EXPERTISE, 
DEMOGRAPHICS, 
ETHNICITY, 
EXPERIENCES, OR 
VALUES. 
HETEROGENEOUS 
TEAMS INCLUDE 
MEMBERS WITH 
DIVERSE 
PERSONAL 
CHARACTERISTICS 
AND 
BACKGROUNDS 
FORMS OF DIVERSITY: 
DEEP-LEVEL DIVERSITY 
SURFACE-LEVEL 
DIVERSITY
TEAM PROCESSES 
TEAM 
DEVELOPMEN 
T 
TEAM 
NORMS 
TEAM 
ROLES 
TEAM 
COHESIVENE 
SS
WHY PEOPLE BELONG TO INFORMAL GROUPS 
FORMING 
STORMING 
NORMING 
PERFORMIN 
G 
ADJOURNIN 
G
NORMS 
THE INFORMAL RULES AND SHARED 
EXPECTATIONS THAT GROUPS ESTABLISH 
TO REGULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF THEIR 
MEMBERS
ROLE 
SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT PEOPLE ARE 
EXPECTED TO PERFORM BECAUSE THEY 
HOLD CERTAIN POSITIONS IN A TEAM AND 
ORGANIZATION
BELBIN’S TEAM ROLES 
PLANT 
RESOURCE 
INVESTIGATOR 
COORDINATOR 
SHAPER 
MONITOR/ 
EVALUATOR 
TEAM 
WORKER 
IMPLEMENTER 
COMPLETER/ 
FINISHER 
SPECIALIST
TEAM 
COHESIVENESS 
THE DEGREE OF ATTRACTION PEOPLE FEEL 
TOWARD THE TEAM AND THEIR MOTIVATION 
TO REMAIN MEMBERS
SEVERAL TYPES OF FORMAL TEAMS IN 
ORGANIZATION 
MEMBER 
SIMILARITY 
TEAM SIZE 
MEMBER 
INTERACTION 
SOMEWHAT 
DIFFICULT 
ENTRY 
TEAM 
SUCCESS 
EXTERNAL 
COMPETITION 
AND 
CHALLENGES 
VIRTUAL 
TEAMS
THE TROUBLE WITH TEAMS 
PROCESS LOSSES SOCIAL LOAFING 
RESOURCES INCLUDING TIME 
AND ENERGY EXPENDED 
TOWARD TEAM DEVELOPMENT 
AND MAINTENANCE RATHER THAT 
THE TASK 
A SITUATION IN WHICH PEOPLE 
EXERT LESS EFFORT WHEN 
WORKING IN GROUPS THAN WHEN 
WORKING ALONE
HOW TO MINIMIZE SOCIAL LOAFING: 
FORM SMALLER TEAMS 
SPECIALIZE TASKS 
G 
MEASURE INDIVIDUAL 
PERFORMANCE 
INCREASE JOB PERFORMANCE 
SELECT MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES
FOUNDATIONS 
OF 
TEEXPALAMININ GD TEYAMNS ANAD MGROIUCPSS 
FURTHER

FOUNDATIONS OF TEAM DYNAMICS

  • 1.
    FOUNDATIONS OF TEEXPALAMININGD TEYAMNS ANAD MGROIUCPSS FURTHER
  • 2.
    TEAMS GROUP OFTWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO INTERACT AND INFLUENCE EACH OTHER, ARE MUTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACHIEVING COMMON GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES, AND PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AS A SOCIAL ENTITY WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION.
  • 3.
    SEVERAL TYPES OFFORMAL TEAMS IN ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENTA L TEAMS PRODUCTION/ SERVICE/ LEADERSHIP TEAMS SELF-DIRECTED WORK TEAMS ADVISORY TEAMS TASK FORCE (PROJECT) TEAMS SKUNKWORK S VIRTUAL TEAMS COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
  • 4.
    GROUPS TWO ORMORE PEOPLE WITH A UNIFYING RELATIONSHIP
  • 5.
    INFORMAL GROUPS NOTINITIATED AND USUALLY DO NOT PERFORM GOALS BUT EXIST PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR MEMBERS
  • 6.
    WHY PEOPLE BELONGTO INFORMAL GROUPS 1. HUMAN BEINGS ARE SOCIAL ANIMALS 2. INDIVIDUALS DEFINE THEMSELVES BY THEIR GROUP AFFILIATIONS 3. TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED BY INDIVIDUALS WORKING ALONE
  • 7.
    TEAM EFFECTIVENESS THEEXTENT TO WHICH A TEAM ACHIEVES ITS OBJECTIVES OF ITS MEMBERS, AND SUSTAINS ITSELF OVER TIME.
  • 8.
    TEAM EFFECTIVENESS 1.ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS 2. SATISFY MEMBER NEEDS 3. MAINTAIN TEAM SURVIVAL
  • 9.
    WHY PEOPLE BELONGTO INFORMAL GROUPS REWARD SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIO N SYSTEMS PHYSICAL SPACE ORGANIZATION AL ENVIRONMENT ORGANIZATION AL STRUCTURE ORGANIZATION AL LEADERSHIP
  • 10.
    TEAM DESIGN FEATURES TASK CHARACTERISTICS TEAM SIZE TEAM COMPOSITION
  • 11.
    TASK INTERDEPENDENCE THEEXTENT TO WHICH TEAM MEMBERS MUST SHARE COMMON INPUTS TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL TASKS, NEED TO INTERACT IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING THEIR WORK, OR RECEIVE OUTCOMES THAT ARE PARTLY DETERMINED BY THE PERFORMMANCE OF OTHERS.
  • 12.
    TEAM DIVERSITY HOMOGENEOUS TEAMS INCLUDE COMMON TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, DEMOGRAPHICS, ETHNICITY, EXPERIENCES, OR VALUES. HETEROGENEOUS TEAMS INCLUDE MEMBERS WITH DIVERSE PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BACKGROUNDS FORMS OF DIVERSITY: DEEP-LEVEL DIVERSITY SURFACE-LEVEL DIVERSITY
  • 13.
    TEAM PROCESSES TEAM DEVELOPMEN T TEAM NORMS TEAM ROLES TEAM COHESIVENE SS
  • 14.
    WHY PEOPLE BELONGTO INFORMAL GROUPS FORMING STORMING NORMING PERFORMIN G ADJOURNIN G
  • 15.
    NORMS THE INFORMALRULES AND SHARED EXPECTATIONS THAT GROUPS ESTABLISH TO REGULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF THEIR MEMBERS
  • 16.
    ROLE SET OFBEHAVIORS THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM BECAUSE THEY HOLD CERTAIN POSITIONS IN A TEAM AND ORGANIZATION
  • 17.
    BELBIN’S TEAM ROLES PLANT RESOURCE INVESTIGATOR COORDINATOR SHAPER MONITOR/ EVALUATOR TEAM WORKER IMPLEMENTER COMPLETER/ FINISHER SPECIALIST
  • 18.
    TEAM COHESIVENESS THEDEGREE OF ATTRACTION PEOPLE FEEL TOWARD THE TEAM AND THEIR MOTIVATION TO REMAIN MEMBERS
  • 19.
    SEVERAL TYPES OFFORMAL TEAMS IN ORGANIZATION MEMBER SIMILARITY TEAM SIZE MEMBER INTERACTION SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT ENTRY TEAM SUCCESS EXTERNAL COMPETITION AND CHALLENGES VIRTUAL TEAMS
  • 20.
    THE TROUBLE WITHTEAMS PROCESS LOSSES SOCIAL LOAFING RESOURCES INCLUDING TIME AND ENERGY EXPENDED TOWARD TEAM DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE RATHER THAT THE TASK A SITUATION IN WHICH PEOPLE EXERT LESS EFFORT WHEN WORKING IN GROUPS THAN WHEN WORKING ALONE
  • 21.
    HOW TO MINIMIZESOCIAL LOAFING: FORM SMALLER TEAMS SPECIALIZE TASKS G MEASURE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE INCREASE JOB PERFORMANCE SELECT MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES
  • 22.
    FOUNDATIONS OF TEEXPALAMININGD TEYAMNS ANAD MGROIUCPSS FURTHER