MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Briey, Nominal Group Technique, Design Issues
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Three distinguishing characteristics : permanence refers to how long that type of team usually exists. Some teams exist very brie y ie. action team: skill differentiation refers to degree to which individuals bring diverse skills and knowledge to the team. Teams with low differentiation ie. sales departments: authority differentiation refers to the degree that decision making responsibility is distributed throughout the team. Low authority differentiation ie. self directed teams (entire team makes key decisions) 216 types of teams in organizations ) Informal groups and organizational outcomes: potentially minimize employee stress > improves employee well being > improves organizational effectiveness, backbone of social networks. Advantages and disadvantages of teams: increase motivationpotentially more motivated when working in teams vs. alone. Drive to bond and ful ll goals of groups. Accountable to members: make better decisions, products/ services, better information sharing. Higher when individual performance is hidden / dif cult to distinguish from the performance of others.