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Chapter 1: Understanding Teams. HLTH 365 Dr. Patricia McDiarmid. TEAM. Group in which people work interdependently toward a goal. GROUP. May be simply a collection of people
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Chapter 1:Understanding Teams HLTH 365 Dr. Patricia McDiarmid
TEAM Group in which people work interdependently toward a goal
GROUP • May be simply a collection of people (EXAMPLE: group of people attending a movie or sporting event…there for a common purpose but not necessarily interacting or communicating with each other)
GROUP • OR a WORK group that exists for a reason or purpose and has shared goals
GROUP • A REAL group satisfies member’s physical and psychological needs to the extent that individuals are MOTIVATED to continue participation
TEAM • Structured group of people working towards defined common goals that requires coordinated interactions to accomplish certain tasks (Forsyth, 1999) • Members must actively cooperate to achieves stated goals (Hayes, 1997)
Classifying Teams • Types of activities performed • Permanent • Temporary • Level of integration & coordination with the organization • Level of interdependence and internal specialization
Types of Work Teams • Production(assembly line workers) • Service(maintenance/food service) • Management( administration/managers) • Project(research/engineering) • Action(entertainment) • Performing(sports/surgery)
Organizing Work Groups • Traditional work group • Traditional team • Self-managing team