Part 2 book “Essentials of organizational behavior” has contents: From groups to teams, characteristics of leaders, power and politics in organizations, conflict in organizations, organization structure and design, creating and maintaining organizational culture, organizational change. | 11 From Groups to Teams Pearson MyLab Management ® Improve Your Grade! When you see this icon , visit for activities that are applied, personalized, and offer immediate feedback. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Analyze the continued popularity of teams in organizations. 2. Contrast groups and teams. 3. Contrast the five types of team arrangements. 4. Identify the characteristics of effective teams. 5. Explain how organizations can create team players. 6. Decide when to use individuals instead of teams. Chapter Warm-up If your professor has chosen to assign this, go to the Assignments section of to complete the chapter warm-up. WHY HAVE TEAMS BECOME SO POPULAR? Why are teams popular? In short, because we believe they are effective. “A team of people happily committed to the project and to one another will outperform a brilliant individual every time,” writes Forbes publisher Rich In some ways, he’s right. Teams can sometimes achieve feats an individual could never Teams are more flexible and responsive to changing events than traditional departments or other forms of permanent 200 200 23/05/17 1:55 PM Chapter 11 • From Groups to Teams 201 groups can be. They can quickly assemble, deploy, refocus, and disband. They are an effective means to democratize organizations and increase employee involvement. And finally, research indicates that our involvement in teams positively shapes the way we think as individuals, introducing a collaborative mind-set about even our own personal decision The fact that organizations have embraced teamwork doesn’t necessarily mean teams are always effective. Team members, being human, can be swayed by fads and herd mentality that can lead them astray from the best decisions. What conditions affect their potential? How do members .
