Team dynamics

Question 1

refers to the behavioral,
psychological, and social interactions within a group
of people working towards a shared goal

Answer 1

Team Dynamics

Question 2

Two Types of Groups

Answer 2

1. Formal groups - put together by an
   organization to perform certain tasks and
   handle specific responsibilities
   (Work group)
2. Informal groups - develop naturally, might
   include groups of workers who regularly get
   together after work to discuss their jobs

Question 3

consists of interdependent workers with
complementary skills working toward a shared goal
or outcome

Answer 3

Teams

Question 4

Important Components of a Team

Answer 4

○ All teams exist to fulfill some purpose
○ Team members are held together by
their interdependence and need for
collaboration to achieve common
goals
○ Team members influence each other
○ A team exists when its members
perceive themselves to be a team

Question 5

refers to the stability
and longevity of a team’s membership

Answer 5

Team Permanence

Question 6

describes the range of
different skills, knowledge, and expertise
present within a team

Answer 6

Skill Diversity

Question 7

the distribution of
decision-making power and control within a
team

Answer 7

Authority Dispersion

Question 8

the degree to which
individual members feel a sense of belonging
and connection to the team

Answer 8

Identification

Question 9

the extent to which
there are clear distinctions in power and
influence among team members

Answer 9

Power Differentiation

Question 10

the perceived closeness or
separation between team members

Answer 10

Social Distance

Question 11

Types of Teams in an Organization

Answer 11

1. Department Teams - Types of Teams in an Organization
2. Self directed teams - they have a high
   degree of autonomy and are responsible
   for a complete work process or segment
   that delivers a product or service.
3. Task Force (Project) Teams
   (Cross-Functional) - temporary teams
   formed to address a specific, often
   complex, problem, project, or challenge
4. Productions team - are responsible for the
   ongoing production of goods or services
5. Management team - consist of
   individuals at various levels of
   management (e.g., top executives,
   departmental heads) who are responsible
   for the overall direction, strategy, and
   operations of the organization or a specific
   unit
6. composed of experts
   who provide guidance, recommendations,
   and specialized knowledge to
   decision-makers or other teams - Advisory team
7. Skunkwork - often used to describe a
   small, typically independent, and often
   secretive team within a larger organization
   that is given a high degree of autonomy to
   work on innovative, often risky, projects
8. Communities of practice - are groups of
   people who share a common concern, a
   set of problems, or a passion about a topic,
   and who deepen their knowledge and
   expertise in this area by interacting on an
   ongoing basis
9. Virtual teams - members are
   geographically dispersed and rely heavily
   on technology (e.g., video conferencing,
   collaboration software, email) to
   communicate and coordinate their work

Question 12

teams have additional costs and
resources depending on the team development and
maintenance, rather than performing the task

Answer 12

Process losses

Question 13

Adding more people to a project team
when the project is already ongoing, the
project will more likely finish longer than in
shorter span of time

Answer 13

Brook’s Law