APK 3400 Lecture 7: March 2, 2017
27 Mar 2017
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Definitions: team cohesion, a dynamic process which is reflected in the tendency for a group to stick together and remain united in the pursuit of goals and objectives, group dynamics. Once formed no longer interacts w/ outside forces the same way that a collection of individuals would interact with those outside forces. The team as a unique entity: gestalt perspective. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: task cohesion, degree to which members of a team work together to achieve a specific and identifiable goal. Example: double play: social cohesion, degree to which the members of a team like each other and enjoy personal satisfaction from being members of the team, direct measurement approach. Indicate how much they like playing for the team and how well they feel the team functions as a unit. Indirect measurement approach: how do you feel about every other team member, problem .
