COMM 153 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Delphi Method, Workflow, Groupthink
23 Oct 2017
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Implicit theories: core assumptions about the malleability of personal qualities. An individual with his or her own unique qualities, characteristics, and purpose. A collection of individuals acting as a single entity possessing its own unique qualities, characteristics and purpose. A team"s characteristics are gestalt : greater than the sum of the characteristics of its individual members. The ability of an individual or team to complete assigned tasks. Awareness the ability of an individual or team to understand and perceive a situation, and to appropriately respond to it (internally and/or externally). Fostering effective teams: work and team design. Self-directed teams: set positions within the team that people apply for i. e. position on a conference, positions are developed based on the activity/task i. e. comm 153/103 teams. A team"s goal specifies what the team is to accomplish. A goal can be a powerful motivating force, but when a goal is unclear, it loses its power.
