Teamwork in Organizations
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
2:03 PM
You should be able to:
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Discuss the characteristics, benefits, and costs of teams in organizations.
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Describe the techniques used to manage teams in organizations.
The payoff from teamwork - the gains in quality are substantial. But also threatens their old
ways of working.
Ex. GM's new "teams" aren't hitting any homers. Union-management cooperation is making
some gains - but very slowly.
Team
Two or more people who interact to and coordinate their work to accomplish a formal
organizational goal.
Characteristics of Teams
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Teams need leadership.
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Based on:
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Who the organization designates
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Perceived competence (the most competent person for the task)
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Consistency
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Teams develop norms
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Standards of conduct that are shared by members.
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Teams enforce norms
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Through:
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Persuasion
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Jokes, ridicule, criticism
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Ostracism (exclusion) - a strong tool that teams have to get people to
stick to the norms.
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- Spring '09
- Mackenzie
- Psychology, Cohesiveness Low/Performance Norms
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