COM-301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Organizational Culture, Negotiation
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Valuable in organizations where work is interdependent ! For interdependent tasks, a team ensures : coordination, information sharing, exchange materials! Dilemma for team members: have to give up their independence, have to put up with free riders ! Free rider: a team member who attains bene ts from team membership but does not actively participate in and contribute to the team"s work" referred to as social loading: teams are sometimes dysfunctional ! 5 common dysfunctions of teams: lack of trust , fear of con ict (don"t express con icting ideas), lack of commitment , avoidance of accountability , inattention to results ! 5 stages of team development : forming , storming, norming, performing, adjourning! There is con ict where there is disagreement ! Team cohesiveness : moral, performance , team interaction , shared goals, personal attraction to the team , presence of competition, team success!