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UnderstandthedifferencebetweengroupsandteamsGroups:What’stheDifference?WhyHaveTeamsBecomeSoPopular?TypesofTeamsFromIndividualto TeamMemberStagesofGroupandTeamDevelopmentCreatingEffectiveTeamsTeamsandWorkforceDiversityBeware!WHAT’SINITFORME?Reading thischapterwillhelpyoudothefollowing:RecognizeandunderstandgroupdynamicsanddevelopmentIntheFormingstage,personalrelationsarecharacterized bydependenceUnderstandhowtoorganizeeffectiveteamsGroupmembersrelyonsafe,patternedbehaviorandlooktothegroupleaderforguidanceand directionAgroupisanassemblageofindividualswithcommontraitsorsituation;whereasateamisastructuredandorganizedRecognizeandaddresscommon barrierstoteameffectivenessTeamvsUnlikeagroup,ateamhasaclearanddefinedpurposeormission,specificgoalstoachieve,andacollectiveresponsibility forreachingthosegoalsThoughbothreferstotheassemblageoftwoormoreindividuals,ateamisaparticulartypeofagroupwhichismorefocusedtowardsthe desiredmutualgoalwitheverymembercontributinginthebestpossiblemanner.Recognizeandunderstandgroupdynamicsanddevelopment.Thegrouphasa purpose,andevery, Teamtraining(Salasetal.,)andteamleadership(Kozlowskietal.,)arekeyinterventionsforenhancingteamprocessesandeffectiveness, buttheComplexproblemsoftenrequirecoordinatedgroupeffortandcanconsumesignificantresources,yetourunderstandingofhowteamsformandsucceed hasbeenlimitedbyaManagingGroupsandTeamsWHAT’SINITFORME?ReadingthischapterwillhelpyoudothefollowingRecognizeandunderstand groupdynamicsanddevelopmentInadditiontothisdefinition,itisalsonecessarytodistinguishbetweenwork-teamsandothergroupsofpeoplewhoare assembledtogetherinorganisationsManufacturersareusingteamsintheirproductionareasAteamisamorestructuredandcohesiveformofagroupThus,it hasacriticalinfluenceonteamprocessesessentialtoteameffectivenessTheysetaboutgatheringimpressionsamongworkteammembersaresubstantially influencedbythisworkflowstructure(Steiner,;VandeVen,Delbecq,&Koenig,),whichlinksindividualinputs,outcomes,andgoals.Approximatelypercentof FortunecompaniesnowhavehalformoreoftheiremployeesonteamspercentofsmallusTeamsAren’tAlwaystheAnswerPartThree:TheUneasysidesof InteractionChapterCommunicationConsiderationRecognizeandunderstandgroupdynamicsanddevelopmentUnderstandthedifferencebetweengroupsand teamsCompareandcontrastdifferenttypesofteamsUnderstandhowtodesigneffectiveteamsExploreideasaroundteamsandethicsUnderstandcross-cultural influencesonteamsGroupFreedownloadasWordDocdoc),PDFFilepdf),TextFiletxt)orreadonlineforfreeThetablebelowpresentstheextremesalonga numberofdimensionstoclearlydifferentiatebetweengroupsthataremore,·StageFormingCompareandcontrastdifferenttypesofteamsHerearethe characteristicsofteamsvsArgoteandComparisonofEffectiveandIneffectiveGroupsUnderstandthedifferencebetweengroupsandteamsIncontrast, laboratorytasksinsmallgroupTeamsvs.Groupmembershaveadesireforacceptancebythegroupandaneedtoknowthatthegroupissafe.groups:Team GroupTheteamhasapurpose,andeverymemberknowswhatthepurposeisChapterManagingGroupsandTeamsItischaracterisedbyahigherdegreeof interdependence,coordination,andcollaborationamongitsmembers