Psychology 2061A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Team Effectiveness, Group Dynamics, Groupthink
12 Dec 2015
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Defining teams: increased pressure for diversity, rapid response, and adaptability cause by greater competition and innovation. Team (2) or more people working independently toward the achievement of a common goal and evolve and adapt as situational demands unfold: exist in a context, develop as members interact over time. Interact and share a common goal, such that tasks are interdependent. Are brought together to perform tasks relevant to the organization interchangeable) Have different roles and responsibilities (may be. Are rooted in an overall organizational system that sets constraints in and provides context for the team. Diving tasks are independent and divided up and interdependence among the members. Members work on their own and the final product is simply the sum of each individual effort. Work crews: crews band together quickly to perform a specific task and do not under go a specific developmental process.
