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Week 8 - Group and team dynamics (Team Task (Additive (Sum of all…
Week 8 - Group and team dynamics
Team Task
Additive
Sum of all individual performance
Conjunctive
Worst group members performance
Disjunctive
Best group members performance
Homogenous group
less conflict/coordinated task
Heterogeneous group
more conflict, complex/creative tasks
Group Decision
Main Decision Methods
Decision by Authority with/without dicussion
Expert Member
Average of Members opinions
Minority Control
Majority Vote
Concencus
Strengths
Diversity of views, more info knowledge
Limitations
Time consuming, conformity pressure
Group Polarisation: The tendency of a group to reach a collective decision more extreme than individual decisions
Risk Preference: Will enhance current positions on the situation
Attitude Strength: Individuals will have magnified attitudes Positive/negative after a group discussion
Social Identification and Comparison: Group members competing to be more extreme in their stance to show loyalty
Confirmation Bias: Group members receiving information from their peers that confirms their existing beliefs
Group Think
overestimation of the group
close-mindedness
pressures toward uniformity
Nominal Group Technique
Intergroup Behaviour
intergroup favouritism
Outgroup hostility
Team development stage
Step 2: Storming
Members become more familiar, fights may occur
Step 3: Norming
Building trust & structure
Step 4:Performing
Coordinating & working
Step 1: Forming
Dependency & inclusion
Team Cohesion
Teams culture & norms must support company goals
If not: May lead to a strong team which hates company
Social Conformity:People tend to behave the way they believe will be approved by the majority
Social Loafing/ Free riding
Sucker Effect: Tendency to reduce ones efforts when they believe others in the group are engaging in social loafing
Social Facilitation: Peoples tendency to work harder in others presence