Team Dynamics and Group Development
Accommodation
- An attempt to adjust views to minimize differences between parties.
Adjourning
- Final stage when individuals leave the team or cease further contact with teammates.
Affiliation
- Perceived connection to a group based on purpose, demographics, function, and other intangible dimensions.
Avoidance
- Attempt to suppress a conflict and act as if it doesn't exist.
Cohesiveness
- Degree of loyalty and consistency in norms within a working group.
Collaboration
- Joint effort by multiple parties to find solutions that benefit everyone involved.
Competition
- Attempt to achieve victory through force, skill, or dominance; one side wins and the other loses.
Compromise
- Each party concedes something of value to reach a resolution.
Conflict
- A clash between individuals or groups due to differing opinions, thoughts, and perceptions.
Cross-functional Team
- A group made up of workers from different units with various areas of expertise working on specific projects.
Dysfunctional Conflict
- Disputes that negatively impact individuals and/or teams.
- A work group created by management to achieve specific strategies, plans, and outcomes.
- The initial stage of group development where members meet and understand the type of team they have joined.
Functional Conflict
- Productive disputes that can foster healthy discussion within teams.
Group
- Consists of three or more people who work independently towards organizational goals.
- A group that forms naturally among individuals for social purposes.
Norming
- A stage where team members become comfortable in their roles.
Norms
- Expectations (implicit or explicit) defined by a group leading to consistent behaviors or beliefs.
- Stage at which the team operates at its optimal level, effectively working towards goals.
Problem-Solving Team
- A small group formed temporarily to address specific issues.
Process Conflict
- Disagreement regarding how to carry out work, often related to methods and processes.
Project Team
- Group assembled to address problems and accomplish specific tasks.
Psychological Safety
- Shared belief among team members that it is safe to trust one another and take risks.
Punctuated Equilibrium
- Concept illustrating stable periods of organizational change punctuated by periods of volatility.
Relationship Conflict
- Personality clashes between individuals in the workplace.
Role
- Behavioral and performance expectations defined by a group, whether consciously or unconsciously.
Role Ambiguity
- Confusion stemming from unclear expectations, intentions, or purposes of a position.
Role Structure
- Prescribed set of performance expectations for a given position or job.
Self-Managing Team
- A group of workers that independently manages its daily functions with minimal supervision.
Socialization
- The process through which individuals learn the norms, skills, and values necessary to adapt to a group's expectations.
Socioemotional Roles
- Behaviors that help build and maintain interpersonal relationships among team members.
Storming
- Stage where members test the boundaries established during the forming phase leading to conflicts.
Task Conflict
- Disagreement regarding the direction, content, or goals of a work assignment.
Task Roles
- Behaviors necessary for completing work assignments effectively.
Team
- A collection of individuals brought together to apply their skills to a joint project or goal.
Value Conflict
- Clashes arising from differences in personal identities and values (e.g., political, religious, ethical).
Virtual Team
- A group working together from different locations, leveraging communication technology (e.g., emails, video calls).
Working Team
- A formal, ongoing group organized around specific tasks, processes, or roles.