MGHB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mental Models, Extraversion And Introversion, Conscientiousness
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Additive: performance depends on sum of all group members. Disjunctive: performance depends on performance of best group member. Conjunctive: the performance of the poorest group member limits performance of the group. Team composition: size matters, larger teams/groups are: Potentially unnerving to introverts: effects on performance. Healthy level of conflict that leads to decision making. Work team performance racial, national, or ethnic diversity. Short term = difficulty learning to work together. Leadership helps problems fade over time: personality: Extraversion ( ) indicates how outgoing and social a person is. Group and team process: shared mental models. All team members have similar conceptualizations about: Especially important for cross-functional teams: team/ group cohesiveness. Extent to which team members are attracted to the team and motivated to remain in it. Team structure: frequent interactions, share goals, similarity in attitudes/values. Context: moderate competition with other team, team success/favourable evaluation from outsiders.
