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Flashcards by Iris Freiberger, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Iris Freiberger
about 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| potential performance | highest level of performance a group is capable of achieving at a given point in time |
| process losses | performance difficulties a group encounters because of coordination and motivation problems |
| process gains | increases in potential performance that result from new ways motivating and coordinating group members |
| social loafing | tendency of individuals to exert less effort when they work in a group than when they work alone |
| sucker effect | condition in which some group members, not wishing to be considered suckers, reduce their own efforts when they see social loafing by other group members |
| task interdependence | extent to which the work performed by one member of a group affects what other members do |
| pooled task interdependence | tasks interdependence that results when each member of a group makes a separate and independent contribution to group performance |
| sequential task interdependence | task interdependence that results when group members must perform specific behaviours in a predetermined order |
| reciprocal task interdependence | task interdependence that results when the activities of all work group members are fully dependent on one another |
| synergy | process gain that occurs when members acting together are able to produce more or better output than would have been produced by the combined efforts of each person acting alone |
| group cohesiveness | attractiveness of a group to its members |
| top management team | team of managers who report to the chief executive officer (CEO) and determine what an organisation is trying to accomplish |
| research and development (R&D) team | team formed to develop new products, may be cross-functional, and is often used in high-tech industries |
| skunk works | an R&D team created to expedite new product design and promote innovation in an organisation |
| virtual teams | team in which sign. amount of communication and interaction occurs electronically rather than face to face |
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