Nature of the Task
Each member completes their own personal portion, the collective portions are combined into the final version.
What is additive work?
The size of the group, the amount of time it must spend together, its level of interdependence, the context in which the group finds itself.
What do goals affect?
Norms resulting from previous experience
What are preconceived norms?
The effect of an individual/group on the work, or lack thereof, being completed has on responsibility, division of tasks, communication, and team work
What is interdependence?
Each person completes their own individual task but gets marked as a whole
What is conjunctive work?
Specific, measurable, assignable, realistic, time-related
What does SMART stand for?
Norms resulting from dicussions
What are mutually decided norms?
New technology is helpful in needing less _____
What is time together?
Relies on the expertise of a specific group member rather than splitting evenly
What is disjunctive work?
Stereotypical judgements about age, gender, race, education, income, occupation etc
What are assumptions?
Flow, decision making, creativity, planning, subject matter, sharing.
What aspects of group effectiveness does the Human-element impact?
Size, time, norms, notions, roles, assumptions, communication patterns, personality, nature of the task, interdependence
What are the common elements of groups?
A balanced combination of the other styles of work.
What is discretionary work?
Becoming self aware, getting a deeper understanding of individual group members, communicating and sharing real information about ourselves.
What are ways to minimize assumptions
Room temperature, square footage, table placement, chair comfort, lighting, etc.
What is the environment?
In our careers we will be in group settings, to set reasonable goals and share ideas, to form positive perception and influence on each other.
Why do we study group dimensions?