Bài giảng Strategic Management - Chapter 12: Teams: Processes and Communication

Team Processes Reflects the different types of activities and interactions that occur within teams and contribute to their ultimate end goals. Team characteristics, like member diversity, task interdependence, team size, and so forth, affect team processes. Team processes, in turn, have a strong impact on team effectiveness.

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Teams: Processes and CommunicationChapter 12Team ProcessesReflects the different types of activities and interactions that occur within teams and contribute to their ultimate end goals. Team characteristics, like member diversity, task interdependence, team size, and so forth, affect team processes. Team processes, in turn, have a strong impact on team effectiveness.Team ProcessesProcess gain is getting more from the team than you would expect according to the capabilities of its individual membersProcess loss is getting less from the team than you would expect based on the capabilities of its individual membersProcess LossCauses of process lossCoordination lossProduction blockingMotivational lossSocial loafingTaskwork ProcessesCreative BehaviorDecision MakingDecision informity reflects whether members possess adequate information about their own task responsibilitiesStaff validity refers to the degree to which members make good recommendations to the leaderHierarchical sensitivity reflects the degree to which the leader effectively weighs the recommendations of the members.Boundary SpanningAmbassador activities refer to communications that are intended to protect the team, persuade others to support the team, or obtain important resources for the teamTask coordinator activities involve communications that are intended to coordinate task-related issues with people or groups in other functional areasScout activities refer to things team members do to obtain information about technology, competitors, or the broader marketplaceTeamwork ProcessesTransition ProcessesMission analysis involves an analysis of the team’s task, the challenges that face the team, and the resources available for completing the team’s workStrategy formulation refers to the development of courses of action and contingency plans, and then adapting those plans in light of changes that occur in the team’s environmentGoal specification involves the development and prioritization of goals related to the team’s mission and strategy.Action ProcessesMonitoring progress toward goalsSystems monitoring involves keeping track of things that the team needs to accomplish its work.Helping behavior involves members going out of their way to help or back up other team members.Coordination refers to synchronizing team members’ activities in a way that makes them mesh effectively and seamlessly.Interpersonal ProcessesMotivating and confidence building refers to things team members do or say that affect the degree to which members are motivated to work hard on the task.Conflict management involves activities that the team uses to manage conflicts that arise in the course of its work.Relationship conflictTask conflictCommunicationCommunicationCommunicator issuesInformation richnessNetwork structureCommunicationTeam StatesCohesionExists when members of teams develop strong emotional bonds to other members of their team and to the team itselfGroupthink happens in highly cohesive teams when members may try to maintain harmony by striving toward consensus on issues without ever offering, seeking, or seriously considering alternative viewpoints and perspectivesPotencyRefers to the degree to which members believe that the team can be effective across a variety of situations and tasks.Mental ModelsRefer to the level of common understanding among team members with regard to important aspects of the team and its task.Transactive MemoryRefers to how specialized knowledge is distributed among members in a manner that results in an effective system of memory for the teamHow Important are Team Processes?