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C484 OB&L Comp 3
C484 or BCN1 Organizational Business and Leadership WGU Comp 3 2015
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| work group | a group that interacts primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each group member perform within his or her area of responsibility |
| work team | a group whose individual efforts result in performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs |
| problem-solving teams | groups of 5 to 12 employees from the same department who meet for a few hours each week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and the work environment |
| self-managed work teams | groups of 10 to 15 people who take on responsibilities of their former supervisors |
| cross-functional teams | employees from about the same hierarchical level, but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task |
| virtual teams | teams that use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal |
| Type of Work Teams | Problem-Solving, Self-managed, Cross-Functional, Virtual |
| Team Effectiveness key components | Context, Composition, Processes |
| Contextual Factors in Team Performance | Adequate Resources, Effective Leadership, Climate of Trust, Performance Evaluation |
| multiteam systems | systems in which different teams need to coordinate their efforts to produce a desired outcome |
| organizational demography | the degree to which members of a work unit share a common demographic attribute, such as age, sex, race, educational level, or length of service in an organization, and the impact of this attribute on turnover |
| Effect of Group Processes | Potential Group Effectiveness + Process Gains - Process Losses = Actual Group Effectiveness |
| reflexivity | a team characteristic of reflecting on and adjusting the master plan when necessary |
| mental models | team members' knowledge and beliefs and about how the work gets done by the team |
| team efficacy | a team having confidence that they will succeed |