Wednesday, February 11, 2009

mgmt notes 2.10.09



Chapter 11
potential performance, process losses/gains, social loafing, sucker effect (some members reduce efforts when others are social loafing)
to reduce SL :
  • reduce size of group (3-15 )
  • make individuals feel valuable
  1. interdependence - depend on each other - each ind has own job
  2. sequential interdependence- specific behaviors in certain order
Cohesive group
  • small size
  • similarity v diversity (more cohesive v separate perspectives)
  • competition bw groups - can be harmful as well
  • success
  • exclusiveness
consequences of CGs
  1. level of participation / communication in group
  2. level of conformity to group norms - do you agree w groundrules
  3. group accomplishments 0- CGs are effective!
  4. too cohesive= too much socializing
top management
self managed work teams
R+D teams
- sales, mktg engineering etc all surround and overlap a bit w/ rd
skunk works - mustang convert -

virtual teams

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