COB 202 Chapter 7.4: tb 142-145
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*discuss the characteristics and factors required for success of self-directed teams and virtual teams* *identify four constraints on team decision making and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of four structures aimed at improving team decision making* Self directed teams (sdts): cross functional work groups that are organized around work processes. Complete an entire piece of work requiring several interdependent tasks, and have substantial autonomy over the execution of those tasks. Virtual teams: teams whose members operate across space, time, & organizational boundaries and are linked through information technologies to achieve organizational tasks. How virtual teams differ from traditional teams: me(cid:373)(cid:271)ers are(cid:374)"t usually (cid:272)o-located, virtual tea. Production blocking: a time constraint in team decision making due to the procedural requirement that only one person may speak at a time. Evaluation apprehension: a decision making problem that occurs when individuals are reluctant to mention ideas that see silly because they believe (often correctly) that other team members are silently evaluating them.
