MHR 523 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Peer Pressure, Groupthink, Group Cohesiveness
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30 Jan 2015
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Problem-solving circles increase efficiency/stay ahead of competition. Formal teams critical to organizational success | individuals have limitations time/expertise/knowledge/resources. Team: two or more people that depend on each other to complete a common goal/achievements. Group: two or more people with common interests and continuing interaction. Task independence: degree of task-driven interaction among work team members. Members work individually but either draw from common inputs or their outputs ie. orchestra, musicians specialize contribute sound to one big group. Teams rely on each other for resources with the output of one member becoming the input of another ie. journey of an item: a box shipped from toronto driven from montreal edmonton. Work being exchanged back and forth among them. Requires he best teamwork skills ie. doctor doing surgery: the action between the doctor and the nurse. Permanent/temporary or housed together/operating from different locations. Functional teams: includes employees who work together daily on similar tasks and must coordinate their efforts.