After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: What are teams and how are they used in organizations? When is a team effective? What are the stages of team development? What are the input foundations for teamwork? | Chapter 7 The Nature of Teams Synergy drives a great team 1 Chapter 7 Study Questions What are teams and how are they used in organizations? When is a team effective? What are the stages of team development? What are the input foundations for teamwork? Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-2 2 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Team Group of people brought together to use complementary skills to achieve a common purpose for which they are collectively accountable. Teamwork Occurs when team members accept and live up to their collective accountability by actively working together so that all their respective skills are best used to achieve team goals. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-3 3 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? What Teams Do Teams that recommend things Established to study specific problems and recommend solutions to them. Teams that run things Have formal responsibility for leading organizations and their component . | Chapter 7 The Nature of Teams Synergy drives a great team 1 Chapter 7 Study Questions What are teams and how are they used in organizations? When is a team effective? What are the stages of team development? What are the input foundations for teamwork? Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-2 2 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Team Group of people brought together to use complementary skills to achieve a common purpose for which they are collectively accountable. Teamwork Occurs when team members accept and live up to their collective accountability by actively working together so that all their respective skills are best used to achieve team goals. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-3 3 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? What Teams Do Teams that recommend things Established to study specific problems and recommend solutions to them. Teams that run things Have formal responsibility for leading organizations and their component parts. Teams that make or do things Work units that perform ongoing tasks. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-4 4 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Formal teams Created and officially designated to serve a specific organizational purposes. May be permanent or temporary and vary in size and composition. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-5 5 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Informal groups Emerge and coexist as a shadow to the formal structure and without any assigned purpose or endorsement. Types of informal groups Friendship groups Interest groups Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-6 6 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Social network analysis – identifies the informal groups and networks of relationships that are active in an organization. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7-7 7 What are teams and how are they used in organizations? Cross-Functional and Problem-Solving Teams Cross-functional .
