CstM Management & Organization communication & collaboration
1970, 1970, 1994, 1995 & 1997
benefits of teams… more resources for problem solving
benefits of teams… more resources for problem solving improved creativity & innovation
benefits of teams… more resources for problem solving improved creativity & innovation improved quality of decision making greater commitments to tasks higher motivation through collective action better control & work discipline more individual need satisfaction
the downside of teams… social loafing and meetings
types of teams… committee project team or task force cross-functional team employee involvement team quality circle
team structure… guided self-managing
effective teams …
stages of team development… forming storming norming performing adjourning
team leadership… establish norms develop cohesiveness assign task activities develop maintenance activities distributed leadership
team communication… decentralized centralized restricted
team decision making… lack of response authority rule minority rule majority rule consensus unanimity
team decision making sidebar… keys to decision by consensus don’t argue blindly don’t give in to get it over avoid voting & coin tossing involve everyone allow disagreements not winning vs. losing discuss assumptions
groupthink… the downside of team decision making