MGMT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Santa Barbara City College, Virtual Team, Work Unit
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Group two or more freely interacting individuals who share collective norms and goals and have a common identity. Thus a team is defined as a small group of people with complementary skills who have a shared mission and collective responsibility in working towards a common purpose or goal, where all members hold themselves mutually accountable. A formal group is a group established to do something productive for the organisation and is headed by a leader. Informal group formed by people seeking friendship and has o officially appointed leader, although a leader may emerge from the membership. Work teams that engage in collective work requiring coordinated effort are of four types, which may be identified according to their basic purpose: advice, production, project and action. Advice teams are created to broaden the information base for managerial decisions. Production teams are responsible for performing day-to-day productions.
