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
- interdependence - depend on each other - each ind has own job
- 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
- level of participation / communication in group
- level of conformity to group norms - do you agree w groundrules
- group accomplishments 0- CGs are effective!
- 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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