PSY 340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.2: Job Satisfaction
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Comprise two or more people working together to accomplish a common set of goals. Orgs use teams because they believe people working together are more effective than individuals working on their own. A team is "a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable" To successfully complete the group task, members must interact with each other by exchanging information, sharing resources, and coordination. Maintain and manage boundaries between themselves and other groups. Are embedded in an org context that sets boundaries, constrains the team, and influences exchanges between the team and other groups or units. They also note that teams share a number of features about their members including. Potentially sharing physical work space or work location. Affects communication patterns, effectiveness of the leader, budgets, production speeds, etc. Teams are not considered a team until there are two or more members.
