ORGS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Nominal Group Technique, Brainstorming, Groupthink

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 1000
• Professor: Frank Miller

Document Summary

Company involved in computer navigation, internet communications, digital music, home entertainment control and gaming. Uses teams with highly specialized members who are dispersed across the globe. Members of a team finished their workday in one country and then electronically handed off the work to team members in another country who arrived at the office. Cultural and language differences among team members can create misunderstandings. Team: consists of two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task0oriented purpose. Interactions among members within these teams revolve around deeper dependence on one another than interactions within groups. Due to complexity of work at hand, teamwork is becoming vital. Groups can pool complementary knowledge and skills. Action teams are complex in execution but limited in duration (surgical team) Essential to recognize the purpose of the team, length of existence and amount of time involvement the team requires of its members.