ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Transactive Memory, Web Conferencing

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Catherine Elliot

Document Summary

Team- two or more people working interdependently over a period of time to accomplish common goals related to some task-orientated purpose. [1] work team relatively permanent team in which members work together to produce goods and/or provide services. [2] parallel team composed of members from various jobs within organization that meet to provide recommendations about important issues. [3] management team relatively permanent team that participates in managerial-level tasks that affect the entire organization. [4] project team formed to take on one-time tasks, most are complex and require members from different areas of the org. [5] action team limited duration, perform complex tasks in contexts that are highly visible and challenging. Surgical team, sports team, expedition team, musical group. *virtual teams can occur when members are spread out geographically, interdependence still occurs through email, online conferencing, and instant messaging. Degree to which team members interact with and rely on other team members for information, materials, and resources to accomplish tasks.