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Effective Groups and Teams

Chapter Nine

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After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to:

LO9.1 Describe the five stages of Tuckman’s theory of group development.

LO9.2 Contrast roles and norms, and specify four reasons norms are enforced in organizations.LO9.3 Describe four attributes of a team playerLO9.4 Explain three ways to build trust and three ways to repair trust.LO9.5 Describe self-managed teams and virtual teams.LO9.6 Describe groupthink, and identify at least four

of its symptoms.

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Fundamentals of Group Behavior

Group two or more freely interacting people who share

collective norms and goals and have a common identity

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Formal and Informal Groups

Formal group group is formed by a

manager to help the organization accomplish its goals.

Informal group exists when the

members’ overriding purpose of getting together is friendship

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Formal Groups Fulfill Organizational and Individual Functions

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Tuckman’s Five-Stage Theory of Group Development

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Group Development Process

Stage 1: Forming

Group members tend to be uncertain and anxious about their roles, the people in charge and the group’s goals

Mutual trust is low

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Group Development Process

Stage 2: Storming

Time of testing

Individuals try to determine how they fit into the power structure

Procrastination may occur

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Group Development Process

Stage 3: Norming

Questions about authority and power are resolved through unemotional, matter-of-fact group discussion

Group cohesiveness a “we feeling” binding group members together

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Question?

A search committee has been created at ABC University to hire a new dean of College of Business. During which stage of the group development process would the search committee address role agreements and working as a team?A.Storming

B.Performing

C.Adjourning

D.Norming

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Group Development Process

Stage 4: Performing

Activity focused on solving task problems

Climate of open communication, strong cooperation, and lots of helping behavior

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Group Development Process

Stage 5: Adjourning

Work is done

Time to move on to other things

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Group Member Roles

Roles expected behaviors for a given position

Task roles Enable the group to define, clarify, and pursue

a common purpose

Maintenance roles Foster supportive and constructive

interpersonal relationships Keep the group together

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Task and Maintenance Roles

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Question?

Bob's role in his work group is to promote greater understanding through examples or explanation of implications. Bob's role can be described as a(n):A.Initiator

B.Elaborator

C.Coordinator

D.Energizer

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Norms

Norms an attitude, opinion, feeling, or action—shared

by two or more people— that guides their behavior

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How Norms are Developed

1. Explicit statements by supervisors or co-workers

2. Critical events in the group’s history

3. Primacy

4. Carryover behaviors from past situations

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Why Norms are Enforced

Help the group or organization survive

Clarify or simplify behavioral expectations

Help individuals avoid embarrassing situations

Clarify the group’s or organization’s central values and/or unique identity

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Teams

Team a small number of people with complementary

skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable

Task groups that have matured to the performing stage

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Teams

A group becomes a team when:1.Leadership becomes a shared activity2.Accountability shifts from strictly individual to both

individual and collective3.The group develops its own purpose or mission4.Problem solving becomes a way of life, not a part-

time activity5.Effectiveness is measured by the group’s

collective outcomes and products

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Eight Characteristics of Effective Team Players

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3 C’s of Team Players

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Team Building

Team building catchall term for a host of techniques aimed at

improving the internal functioning of work groups

Team-building workshops strive for greater cooperation, better communication, and less dysfunctional conflict.

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Question?

As the new Department Chair, Melvin wanted his faculty members to engage in more collaboration. He decided to start by taking everyone to a Paintball course. This is called ___________.A.Social loafing

B.Cohesiveness

C.Team building

D.Leadership

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Trust: A Key Ingredient of Teamwork

Trust reciprocal faith that the intentions and

behaviors of another will consider the implications for you.

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Three Forms of Trust

Contractual trust trust of character

Communication trust trust of disclosure

Competence trust trust of capability

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How to Build Trust

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Question?

As quarterback at Alabama, Jay Barker won almost all of the games he started. When the team was in a tough situation, they trusted Barker to help them win. The team’s trust was built by Barker’s _______.A.Respect

B.Fairness

C.Predictability

D.Competence

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Self-Managed Teams

Self-managed teams groups of workers who are given administrative

oversight for their task domains.

Administrative oversight involves delegated activities such as planning, scheduling, monitoring, and staffing

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Teams

Cross-functionalism team made up of technical specialists from

different areas Common feature of self-managed teams

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Question?

The work team at More 4 Babies, Inc. is made up of technical specialists from different areas of the company. This feature of the work team at More 4 Babies is referred to asA.Cross-functionalism.

B.Administrative alignment.

C.Cohesiveness.

D.Groupthink.

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Are Self Managed Teams Effective?

Have a positive effect on productivity

Have a positive effect on specific attitudes relating to self-management

No significant effect on general attitudes

No significant effect on absenteeism or turnover

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Virtual Teams

Virtual team physically dispersed

task group that conducts its business through information communication technology (ICT).

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Research Insights

Benefits Reduced real-estate costs Ability to leverage diverse knowledge, skills,

and experience across geography Ability to share knowledge of diverse markets Can reduce work-life conflicts

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Threats to Effectiveness

Groupthink “a mode of thinking that people engage in when

they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when members’ strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action”

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Symptoms of Groupthink

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Social Loafing

Social Loafing tendency for

individual effort to decline as group size increases

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Reasons for Social Loafing

Equity of effort

Loss of personal accountability

Motivational loss due to sharing of rewards

Coordination loss as more people perform the task

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Question?

The Organizational Behavior class has a project that counts for 50% of the class grade. Groups of 10 have been assigned to complete it. Duane thinks that he will not have to work very hard because the group is so large. This is called _______.

A.Groupthink

B.Cohesiveness

C.Social loafing

D.Collective groupthink

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Video Case: Teamwork: Team Activities for Coworkers

What types of activities are being used today for team building and skills development? Why do these types of activities work?

Are companies able to justify sending employees to fun training programs? How?

Are corporate training programs such as those described in the video case growing in popularity?

What benefits do you think you would get from attending training programs like those described in the case?