MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Team Dynamics, Transactive Memory, Reward System
27 Nov 2017
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Teams exist to fulfill some sort of purpose. They are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals. Groups are(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)ays tea(cid:373)s, so(cid:373)e groups la(cid:272)k the i(cid:374)terdepe(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e that tea(cid:373)s ha(cid:448)e (cid:894)i(cid:374)for(cid:373)al groups) social groups. People are more motivated in teams because of the shared goal and because of the accountability of not letting team members down. Main challenge of teams: process losses resources (time and energy) expended towards team developments and maintenance rather than the task. Process losses are amplified when new people join the team later brooks"s law the principle that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. Social loading the problem that occurs when people exert less effort (and perform at a lower level) when working in teams vs working alone. External competition is an environmental condition that effects team dynamics.
