CCT324H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Social Loafing, Absenteeism, Work Unit

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT324H5
• Professor: Olga Tabunshchikova

Document Summary

Multiteam systems: multiteam systems collection of 2 or more interdependent teams that share a superordinate goal; a team of teams. From individual to team member: balance between individual needs and the needs of the group. Roles: role set of expected behaviours of a person in a given position in a social unit. Characteristics of an effective team: clear purpose, vision, mission, goal, or task of the team has been defined is now accepted by everyone. Adequate resources: scarcity of resources directly reduces the ability of a team to perform its job effectively. Climate of trust: members of effective teams trust one another. Performance evaluation and rewards: reward the entire group for positive outcomes. Allocation of roles: task-oriented roles roles performed by group members to ensure that the tasks of the group are accomplished, maintenance roles roles performed by group members to maintain good relations within the group.