This document discusses groups and teams in organizational behavior. It defines a group as individuals who share information to help each other but do not require joint work, while a team is defined as a group whose combined work produces more than just the sum of individual efforts. The document goes on to describe different types of teams, including problem-solving teams typically composed of 5-12 employees meeting to improve work, cross-functional teams made up of employees from different work areas tasked with a specific job, and virtual teams that use technology to connect dispersed members to a common goal.
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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.
No need to engage in collective work that
requires joint effort.
Performance is merely the summation of each
group members individual contribution.
No positive synergy.
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Teams:
A group whose individual efforts result in performance that is
greater than the sum of the individual inputs.
Restructured work processes around teams.
positive synergy Potential for an organization
Generate greater outputs with no increase in inputs.
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Teams:
Problem-Solving Teams
In the past, teams were typically composed of 5 to 12 hourly
employees from the same department who met for a few hours
each week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and the
work environment.
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Teams:
Cross-Functional Teams
Employees
from about the same hierarchical level,
but from different work areas, who
come together to accomplish a task
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Teams:
Virtual Team
Use computer technology to unite physically dispersed members and
achieve a common goal
Management should ensure
Trust is established among members.
Team progress is monitored closely
The efforts and products of the team are publicized throughout the
organization