Exam 3 - Chapter 11

Consists of 2 or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose
Subset of "group"

Type of team that produces goods/provides services, require a full time commitment. Relatively permanent,
Long life span, high member involvement
Decision making confined to specific job duty
Operational level production and service tasks
Example: production team, maintenance team, sales team

Type of team that is responsible for coordinating the activities of organizational subunits, typically departments or functional areas - to help the organization achieve its long term goals
Example: Top management

Type of team composed of members from various jobs who provide recommendations to managers and resolve issues
Require only part-time commitment, life span varies
Examples: Quality circle, advisory council, committee

Type of team formed to take on one-time tasks that are generally complex and require a lot of input from members with diferent types of training and expertise
Commitment varies
Example: product design team, research group, planning team

Type of team that performs complex tasks that vary in duration and take place in highly visible or challenging circumstances.
Life span and member involvement vary
Example: Musical group, surgical team, expedition team, sports team.

Pooled interdependence
Sequential interdependence
Reciprocal interdependence
Comprehensive interdependence

Refers to the degree to which team members interact with and rely on other team members for the information, materials, and resources needed to accomplish work for the team.

Requires the lowest degree of required coordination
Group members complete work assignments independently, then work is compiled to represent the group's output.

Requires different tasks to be done in prescribed order, ineraction only occurs between memebers who perform tasks that are next to each other in the sequence
Example: assembly line

Requires members that are specialized to perform specific tasks. members interact with a subset of other members to complete the team's work

Requires the highest level of interaction and coordination among members. each member has great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and whom they interact with

The degree to which members have a shared vision of the team's goal and align their individual goals with that vision
(mission statements)

How members are linked to one another in terms of the feedback and outcomes they receive as a consequence of working in the team.
Examples of reward: bonuses, recognition, time off

Roles that directly facilitate the accomplishment of team tasks
- Initiator
- Coordinator
- Devil's advocate
- Energizer
- Procedural Technician