Psychology 2660A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Teamwork, United German Hungarians Of Philadelphia And Vicinity, Task Analysis
20 Aug 2013
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No real distinction between the words groups and teams; team must consist of at least 3 people; dyad. A fast work pace led to organizations changing their structure in response and began using work teams to accomplish work. Work teams can be responsive and adaptable to these ever-changing conditions of work. Teams are not universally superior to individuals for conducting work across all relevant performance indices; ex. Teams don"t necessarily produce better quality decisions than individuals. Not every company needs to use teams though. Team halo effect when people seek to understand team performance, they tend to give teams credit for their success; individuals tend to receive the blame for poor team performance. Level of analysis the unit or level (individuals, teams, organizations, nations, etc) that is the object of the researchers" interest and about which conclusions are drawn from the research. Figure 9-1 three levels of analysis: organization (company = 1, team (work teams = 25)
