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ctations about what one person should be doing in a particular position (Stage 1). These expectations are then communicated to the individual (Stage 2), causing the individual to perceive the expectations about the expected role (Stage 3). Finally, the individual decides to act upon the role in terms of actual role-rel... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.381 | 0.864 | ["communication", "decision_making"] | 491 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.705295 | [
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ved role and Stage 4 focuses on the enacted role. Consider the following simple example. A group may determine that its newest member is responsible for getting coffee for group members during breaks (Stage 1). This role is then explained to the incoming member (Stage 2), who becomes aware of his or her expected role (... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.365 | 0.862 | ["war_conflict"] | 483 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.705467 | [
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obably carry out the assigned behavior (Stage 4). Several aspects of this model of a role episode should be noted. First, Stages 1 and 2 are initiated by the group and directed at the individual. Stages 3 and 4, on the other hand, represent thoughts and actions of the individual receiving the stimuli. In addition, Stag... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.376 | 0.844 | [] | 429 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.705599 | [
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hereas Stages 2 and 4 represent actual behaviors. The sum total of all the roles assigned to one individual is called the role set . Exhibit 9.4 A Simplified Model of a Role Episode Source: Adapted from D. G. Myers and J. M. Twenge, Social Psychology 13 th edition, (New York: McGraw Hill), 2018. (Attribution: Copyright... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.381 | 0.714 | ["war_conflict", "education"] | 494 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.705727 | [
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reality we know that it is far more complicated. For instance, individuals typically receive multiple and sometimes conflicting messages from various groups, all attempting to assign them a particular role. This can easily lead to role conflict . Messages sent to an individual may sometimes be unclear, leading to role ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.369 | 0.832 | ["war_conflict", "leadership"] | 435 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.705855 | [
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related messages, contributing to role overload . Discussion of these topics is reserved for later study, where examination of several important aspects of psychological adjustment to work. Work Group Size Obviously, work groups can be found in various sizes. Early management theorists spent considerable time and effor... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.569 | 0.85 | ["management", "education"] | 478 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706092 | [
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right number of people for most group activities. They did, however, discover a great deal about what happens as group size increases. 7 A number of relevant size-outcome relationships are summarized in Table 9.2 . Effects of Group Size on Group Dynamics Factor Size of Group Small Large Group interaction Increased Decr... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.368 | 0.854 | ["networking", "career"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706264 | [
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Productivity No clear relation No clear relation Table 9.2 (Attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) Group Interaction Patterns. First, we will consider the effects of variations in group size on group interaction patterns. A series of classic studies by Bales and Borgatta examin... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.467 | 0.858 | ["education"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706400 | [
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es and his colleagues found that smaller groups (2–4 persons) typically exhibited greater tension, agreement, and opinion seeking, whereas larger groups (13–16 persons) showed more tension release and giving of suggestions and information. This suggests that harmony is crucial in smaller groups and that people in them ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.496 | 0.854 | ["negotiation", "career", "philosophy"] | 509 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706650 | [
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creased competition for attention. Job Attitudes. Increases in work group size are fairly consistently found to be inversely related to satisfaction, although the relationship is not overly strong. 9 That is, people working in smaller work units or departments report higher levels of satisfaction than those in larger u... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.381 | 0.858 | ["networking", "career"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706811 | [
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typically experience in such things as their role set. Absenteeism and Turnover. Available research indicates that increases in work group size and absenteeism are moderately related among blue-collar workers, although no such relationship exists for white-collar workers. 10 One explanation for these findings is that i... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.437 | 0.82 | ["communication", "networking"] | 433 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.706987 | [
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er task specialization, and poorer communication. As a result, it becomes more difficult to satisfy higher-order needs on the job, and job attendance becomes less appealing. This explanation may be more relevant in the case of blue-collar workers, who typically have little job autonomy and control. White-collar workers... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.372 | 0.842 | ["career", "communication", "crisis"] | 479 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707135 | [
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over. Turnover rates are higher in larger groups. 11 It again can be hypothesized that because larger groups make need satisfaction more difficult, there is less reason for individuals to remain with the organization. Productivity. No clear relationship has been found between group size and productivity. 12 There is pr... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.409 | 0.854 | ["philosophy", "networking", "crisis"] | 482 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707282 | [
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lly cannot expect a clear or direct relationship. Mitchell explains it as follows: Think of a task where each new member adds a new independent amount of productivity (certain piece-rate jobs might fit here). If we add more people, we will add more productivity. . . . On the other hand, there are tasks where everyone w... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.332 | 0.85 | ["networking", "career", "education"] | 439 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707406 | [
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d increment of new skills or knowledge decreases. After a while increases in size will fail to add much to the group except coordination and motivation problems. Large groups will perform less well than small groups. The relationship between group size and productivity will therefore depend on the type of task that nee... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.466 | 0.874 | ["motivation", "networking", "education", "philosophy"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707529 | [
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ocial loafing , 14 a tendency for individual group members to reduce their effort on a group task. This phenomenon occurs when (1) people see their task as being unimportant or simple, (2) group members think their individual output is not identifiable, and (3) group members expect their fellow workers to loaf. Social ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.381 | 0.844 | [] | 446 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707637 | [
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regulates member behavior within an organization. An example can be seen in a typical classroom situation when students develop a norm against speaking up in class too often. It is believed that students who are highly visible improve their grades at the expense of others. Hence, a norm is created that attempts to gove... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.364 | 0.87 | ["communication"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707765 | [
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nst getting too close to the supervisor, against being late for work, and so forth. Work group norms may be characterized by at least five factors: 15 Norms summarize and simplify group influence processes. They denote the processes by which groups regulate and regularize member behavior. Norms apply only to behavior, ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.359 | 0.84 | [] | 436 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707872 | [
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n thoughts and feelings, they cannot govern them. That is, private acceptance of group norms is unnecessary—only public compliance is needed. Norms are generally developed only for behaviors that are viewed as important by most group members. Norms usually develop gradually, but the process can be quickened if members ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.411 | 0.86 | ["ethics"] | 502 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.707994 | [
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for members in order to protect group integrity. All norms do not apply to all members. Some norms, for example, apply only to young initiates (such as getting the coffee), whereas others are based on seniority, sex, race, or economic class. Functions of Work Group Norms. Most all groups have norms, although some may b... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.475 | 0.85 | ["ethics"] | 434 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708116 | [
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exist in the various groups to which you belong. Which groups have more fully developed norms? Why? What functions do these norms serve? Several efforts have been made to answer this question. In general, work group norms serve four functions in organizational settings: 16 Norms facilitate group survival . When a group... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.366 | 0.848 | [] | 463 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708226 | [
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ant behavior that is not purposeful to the group. This is essentially a “circle the wagons” phenomenon. Norms simplify expected behaviors. Norms tell group members what is expected of them—what is acceptable and unacceptable—and allow members to anticipate the behaviors of their fellow group members and to anticipate t... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.332 | 0.826 | [] | 422 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708345 | [
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avior. Norms help avoid embarrassing situations . By identifying acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, norms tell group members when a behavior or topic is damaging to another member. For example, a norm against swearing signals group members that such action would be hurtful to someone in the group and should be avoi... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.34 | 0.864 | ["ethics"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708467 | [
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d productivity that could lead to higher incomes. The answer to this question lies in the concept of conformity to group norms. Situations arise when the individual is swept along by the group and acts in ways that they would prefer not to. To see how this works, consider the results of a classic study of individual co... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.351 | 0.874 | ["philosophy", "economy", "education"] | 501 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708595 | [
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t was placed in a room with several confederates. Each person in the room was asked to match the length of a given line ( X ) with that of one of three unequal lines ( A, B, and C ). This is shown in Exhibit 9.5 . Confederates, who spoke first, were all instructed prior to the experiment to identify line C as the line ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.343 | 0.902 | ["crisis"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708778 | [
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bject denied the evidence of his own senses and agreed with the answers given by the unknown confederates. In other words, when confronted by a unanimous answer from others in the group, a large percentage of individuals chose to go along with the group rather than express a conflicting opinion, even though these indiv... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.375 | 0.858 | ["war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 489 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.708901 | [
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ions will an individual deviate from these norms? Conformity to group norms is believed to be caused by at least three factors. 18 First, personality plays a major role. For instance, negative correlations have been found between conformity and intelligence, tolerance, and ego strength, whereas authoritarianism was fou... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.382 | 0.862 | ["philosophy", "war_conflict"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709091 | [
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those of the group when a conflict between the two exists. Second, the initial stimulus that evokes responses can influence conformity. The more ambiguous the stimulus (e.g., a new and confusing order from top management), the greater the propensity to conform to group norms (“I’m not sure what the new order from manag... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.37 | 0.868 | ["philosophy", "management", "war_conflict"] | 510 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709219 | [
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urity in a new and perhaps threatening situation. Finally, group characteristics themselves can influence conformity to group norms. Factors such as the extent of pressure exerted on group members to conform, the extent to which a member identifies with the group, and the extent to which the group has been successful i... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.382 | 0.852 | ["philosophy", "decision_making", "education"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709351 | [
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yright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) What happens when someone deviates from group norms? Research indicates that groups often respond by increasing the amount of communication directed toward the deviant member. 19 This communication is aimed at bringing the deviant into the acceptable boun... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.361 | 0.858 | ["communication", "education", "leadership", "war_conflict"] | 488 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709490 | [
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up to the abortive Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. 20 At one meeting, Arthur Schlesinger, an adviser to President Kennedy, expressed opposition to the plan even though no one else expressed similar doubts. After listening to his opposition for a while, Robert Kennedy took Schlesinger aside and said, “You may be right or ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.328 | 0.88 | ["decision_making", "economy"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709625 | [
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Janis elaborated on this group decision-making process and termed it “groupthink.” When a deviant member refuses to heed the message and persists in breaking group norms, group members often respond by rejecting or isolating the deviant. They tell the deviant, in essence, that they will no longer tolerate such behavior... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.402 | 0.854 | ["decision_making", "war_conflict", "economy"] | 481 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709759 | [
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ior that conflicts with what it holds to be true. Rather than question or reexamine its beliefs, the group finds it simpler—and safer—to rid itself of dangerous influences. Status Systems A fourth characteristic, or structural property, of work groups is the status system. Status systems serve to differentiate individu... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.546 | 0.854 | ["war_conflict"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.709884 | [
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characteristics, achievement, possessions, and formal authority. All five bases can be seen as establishing status in work groups. For example, an employee may achieve high status because he is the boss’s son (birth), the brightest or strongest member of the group (personal characteristics), the best performer (achieve... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.418 | 0.844 | ["philosophy"] | 504 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710007 | [
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ystems can be seen throughout most organizations. We differentiate between blue-collar and white-collar employees (and even pink and gold collar), skilled tradespersons and unskilled workers, senior and junior managers, high achievers and low achievers, and popular and unpopular employees. Why do we do this? In essence... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.536 | 0.82 | ["management", "motivation", "economy"] | 433 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710139 | [
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tus symbols) serves four purposes: 21 Motivation. We ascribe status to persons as rewards or incentives for performance and achievement. If high achievement is recognized as positive behavior by an organization, individuals are more willing to exert effort. Identification. Status and status symbols provide useful cues ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.342 | 0.844 | ["war_conflict", "motivation", "philosophy"] | 470 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710262 | [
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embers who has authority and who is to be obeyed. Similarly, in business, titles serve the same purpose. Dignification. People are often ascribed status as a means of signifying respect that is due them. A clergyman’s attire, for instance, identifies a representative of the church. Stabilization. Finally, status system... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.369 | 0.678 | [] | 433 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710376 | [
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environment by providing a force for continuity. Authority patterns, role relationships, and interpersonal interactions are all affected and, indeed, defined by the status system in effect. As a result, much ambiguity in the work situation is reduced. Status can be conferred on an individual in many different ways. One... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.367 | 0.856 | ["communication", "networking", "philosophy", "rhetoric"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710501 | [
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following account concerning status in the White House: Everyone [on the White House Staff] jockeyed for a position close to the President’s ear, and even an unseasoned observer could sense minute changes in status. Success and failure could be seen in the size, decor, and location of offices. Anyone who moved into a s... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.521 | 0.864 | [] | 477 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710636 | [
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ffice, this was the sure sign he was on the rise. Every day, workmen crawled over the White House complex like ants. Movers busied themselves with the continuous shuffling of furniture from one office to another as people moved in, up, down, or out. We learned to read office changes as an index of the internal bureaucr... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.307 | 0.88 | [] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710744 | [
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“This place is a national monument, and I can’t help it if the last three Presidents let it go to hell.” Actually, the costs had less to do with the fitness of the White House than with the need of its occupants to see tangible evidence of their prestige. 22 Modern businesses looking to attract top talent do not have o... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.475 | 0.858 | [] | 425 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.710852 | [
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r own walled-off offices with doors 20 years old. 23 One Orlando business, for instance, spent about $330,000 on the design and build-out of its space. Status Incongruence. An interesting aspect of status systems in organizations is the notion of status incongruence . This situation exists when a person is high on cert... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.337 | 0.84 | ["career"] | 436 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711012 | [
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eristics seem inappropriate for a particular job. Examples of status incongruence include the college student who takes a janitorial job during the summer (usually referred to as the “college kid” by the other janitors), the president’s son who works his way up through the organizational hierarchy (at an accelerated ra... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.531 | 0.852 | ["career", "management"] | 496 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711166 | [
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ngruence presents problems for everyone involved. The individual may become the target of hostility and jealousy from coworkers who feel the individual has risen above his station. The coworkers, on the other hand, may be forced to acknowledge their own lack of success or achievement. One might ask, for example, “Why h... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.409 | 0.848 | ["management", "war_conflict", "education"] | 455 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711313 | [
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dies for this conflict are available to managers. An organization can (1) select or promote only those individuals whose characteristics are congruent with the job and work group, and (2) attempt to change the values of the group. Neither of these possibilities seems realistic or fair. Hence, dynamic organizations that... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.393 | 0.834 | ["war_conflict", "management", "ethics", "career"] | 444 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711448 | [
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l of conflict resulting from status incongruence. Status Systems in Japanese Business In Japan, etiquette is not simply a prescription for appropriate social responses, it is a complete guide to conducting oneself in all social interactions. At the root of this system of social interaction is one’s status within the or... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.353 | 0.864 | ["war_conflict"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711580 | [
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they exchange business cards—before they even say hello to each other. After carefully reading the cards, each knows precisely the other’s rank (and status) in the organizational hierarchy and, thus, how to respond. The person with the lower status must bow lower than the person with the higher status. Moreover, when f... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.352 | 0.874 | ["management"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711710 | [
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nt (highest-status) manager will sit in the back seat, directly behind the driver. Similarly, when four managers enter an elevator, the least senior stands in front of the elevator controls, with the most senior behind. In a meeting room or in a restaurant, the most honored seat is farthest from the door, whereas the l... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.315 | 0.85 | ["management", "ethics"] | 442 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711832 | [
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sofa is considered higher in rank than armchairs. Exhibit 9.6 The Place of Honor in Japan (Attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) Clearly, status plays an important role in Japanese (and several other East Asian) societies. Status recognizes age (an important cultural variable ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.526 | 0.846 | ["ethics", "education"] | 484 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.711960 | [
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to many Westerners, it is quite natural in Japan. In fact, many Japanese feel such guidelines are helpful and convenient in defining social relationships, avoiding awkward situations, and making business transactions more comfortable and productive. Whether or not this perception is accurate, status systems are a fact ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.397 | 0.852 | ["management", "networking", "war_conflict"] | 502 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712084 | [
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s the Western manager at a distinct disadvantage. Sources: Allison, “Useful Japanese Business Manners to Impress a Client or Guest,” Fast Japan , October 21, 2016; M. Yazinuma and R. Kennedy, “Life Is So Simple When You Know Your Place,” Intersect, May 1986, pp. 35–39. Group Cohesiveness A fifth characteristic of work ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.547 | 0.852 | ["management", "faith_spirituality"] | 463 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712206 | [
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h degree of camaraderie, group spirit, and unity. In these groups, individuals seem to be concerned about the welfare of other group members as well as that of the group as a whole. There is a feeling of “us against them” that creates a closeness among them. This phenomenon is called group cohesiveness. More specifical... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.379 | 0.854 | ["motivation", "faith_spirituality"] | 448 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712339 | [
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of a group are motivated to remain in the group. According to Shaw, “Members of highly cohesive groups are more energetic in group activities, they are less likely to be absent from group meetings, they are happy when the group succeeds and sad when it fails, etc., whereas members of less cohesive groups are less conce... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.515 | 0.858 | ["motivation"] | 472 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712457 | [
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. First, we look at major causes of cohesiveness. Following this, we examine its consequences. Determinants of Group Cohesiveness. Why do some work groups develop a high degree of group cohesiveness while others do not? To answer this question, we have to examine both the composition of the group and several situationa... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.364 | 0.852 | [] | 470 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712594 | [
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nce group cohesiveness are shown in Exhibit 9.7 . 25 These include the following: Exhibit 9.7 Determinants and Consequences of Group Cohesiveness (Attribution: Copyright Rice University, OpenStax, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) Group homogeneity . The more homogeneous the group—that is, the more members share similar c... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.39 | 0.69 | ["education"] | 476 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.712745 | [
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eet less frequently or whose members are more isolated. Clear group goals . Groups that know exactly what they are trying to accomplish develop greater cohesiveness, in part because of a shared sense of mission and the absence of conflict over mission. Competition or external threat . When groups sense external threat ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.382 | 0.688 | ["war_conflict"] | 423 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713014 | [
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There is, indeed, “safety in numbers.” Success . Group success on a previous task often facilitates increased cohesiveness and a sense of “we did it together.” In other words, a wide variety of factors can influence work group cohesiveness. The precise manner in which these processes occur is not known. Even so, manage... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.382 | 0.85 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 464 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713137 | [
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nd the nature of group dynamics in organizations. The second aspect of group cohesiveness that must be understood by managers relates to their consequences. Consequences of Group Cohesiveness. As shown in Exhibit 9.7 , several consequences of group cohesiveness can also be identified. The first and most obvious consequ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.404 | 0.856 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713257 | [
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then we would expect the individual to remain in the group. Hence, turnover rates should be low. In addition, high group cohesiveness typically provides the group with considerable power over group members . The power of a group over members depends upon the level of outcomes members expect to receive from the group co... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.419 | 0.868 | [] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713388 | [
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ndividuals will typically submit to the will of the group. Third, members of highly cohesive groups tend to exhibit greater participation and loyalty . Several studies have shown that as cohesiveness increases, there is more frequent communication among members, a greater degree of participation in group activities, an... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.537 | 0.848 | ["communication"] | 500 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713555 | [
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ys designed to promote integration among members. Fourth, members of highly cohesive groups generally report high levels of satisfaction . In fact, the concept of group cohesiveness almost demands all this be the case, because it is unlikely that members will feel like remaining with a group with which they are dissati... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.414 | 0.836 | ["networking"] | 429 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713690 | [
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ow, group performance will typically be moderate. Finally, performance will generally be low when goal acceptance is low regardless of the extent of group cohesiveness. In other words, high performance is most likely to result when highly cohesive teams accept the goals of the organization. At this time, both forces fo... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.364 | 0.848 | ["philosophy", "management", "negotiation", "education"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713795 | [
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, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license) Group Cohesiveness In the fast-moving innovative car industry, it is always important to be thinking about improving and staying ahead of the competition. For Ford and Chevrolet however, they have such popular vehicles—the F-150 and the hybrid Volt, respectively—that finding ways to imp... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.311 | 0.864 | ["economy"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713890 | [
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than 30 years, but improving upon their most popular vehicle came with its challenges. In 2015, the team wanted to introduce an economically six-cylinder EcoBoost engine, and an all-aluminum body. The team was worried about the marketplace and hoped that the customers would accept the change to their beloved truck. The... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.497 | 0.834 | ["management", "strategy", "crisis"] | 419 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.713984 | [
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allel work teams on various parts of the project. Each team was responsible for a piece of the overall project, and they frequently came together to make sure that they were working cohesively to create a viable vehicle. The most successful piece of the dynamic for Ford was teams’ ability to share feedback. Pete Reyes ... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.568 | 0.87 | ["management"] | 511 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.714072 | [
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do.” Having team cohesiveness was ultimately what brought Ford to the finish line. With over 1,000 members of the overall team, employees were able to accomplish a truly viable vehicle that weighed 700 pounds less, as well as countless other innovations that gave the truck 29 percent more fuel economy. “We stuck to com... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.401 | 0.856 | ["management", "innovation", "economy"] | 448 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.714172 | [
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d Reyes about his team of developmental managers. As a result of their close teamwork, Ford announced third-quarter earnings of 1.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 billion from 2014. Sources: J. Motivalli, “ 5 Inspiring Companies That Rely on Teamwork to Be Successful,” Success , February 16, 2016, https://www.success.com/... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.369 | 0.686 | ["management", "innovation"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.714262 | [
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ter Next-Generation Light-Duty Pickup,” Ford Media Center , May 23, 2014, https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/05/23/all-new-2015-f-150-most-patented-truck-in-ford-history--new-inno.html ; P. Friedman, “Body of Work,” Ford Corporate Website, accessed, December 13, 2018, https://corporate.ford.co... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.349 | 0.54 | ["crisis", "innovation"] | 471 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.714352 | [
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50 project have to take into account for success? What kind of work teams did Ford employ throughout its project to get the best results? Can Ford’s successes be translated into other smaller teams? How would you apply its best practices to a work environment of your own? Explain what work roles are. What role does gro... | https://openstax.org/books/organizational-behavior/pages/9-2-work-group-structure | 9.2 Work Group Structure - Organizational Behavior | OpenStax | openstax.org | unknown | false | 0.435 | 0.856 | ["management", "war_conflict"] | 445 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.714498 | [
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You are here Home » Resources » Resources The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - The Model This is a member only resource Become a Member » Log In » The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - The Model View Article » Locked Author: Lencioni, Patrick The Five Dysfunctions of a Team outlines the root causes of politics and dysfunction... | https://instituteofcoaching.org/resources/five-dysfunctions-team-model | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - The Model | Institute of Coaching | instituteofcoaching.org | unknown | false | 0.483 | 0.88 | ["management", "family", "education"] | 507 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.949461 | [
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able and curable. However, they don't die easily. Making a team functional and cohesive requires levels of courage and discipline that many groups cannot seem to muster. Related Resources: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Author: Lencioni, Patrick Content Type: Article Coaching Specialty: Internal/Organizational Coachin... | https://instituteofcoaching.org/resources/five-dysfunctions-team-model | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - The Model | Institute of Coaching | instituteofcoaching.org | unknown | false | 0.472 | 0.8 | ["management"] | 358 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:29.949737 | [
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one Olympic games without the help of his teammates Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak. Wikimedia Commons – public domain. The early 1990s saw a dramatic rise in the use of teams within organizations, along with dramatic results such as the Miller Brewing Company increasing productivity 30% in the plants th... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.382 | 0.84 | ["management"] | 453 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.171794 | [
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e most active team member speaks 43% of the time. The difference is that the team member who participates the least in a 3-person team is still active 23% of the time versus only 3% in a 10-person team (McGrath, 1984; Solomon, 1960). When deciding team size, a good rule of thumb is a size of two to 20 members. Research... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.42 | 0.852 | ["management"] | 414 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172142 | [
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have less cooperation (Gratton & Erickson, 2007). The majority of teams have 10 members or less, because the larger the team, the harder it is to coordinate and interact as a team. With fewer individuals, team members are more able to work through differences and agree on a common plan of action. They have a clearer un... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.434 | 0.84 | ["management"] | 426 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172293 | [
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Learning Objectives Understand the difference between groups and teams. Understand the factors leading to the rise in the use of teams. Understand how tasks and roles affect teams. Identify different types of teams. Identify team design considerations. Effective teams give companies a significant competitive advantage.... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.609 | 0.7 | ["management", "leadership", "education"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172430 | [
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perspectives but also stimulate each other’s creativity. Plus, for many people, working in a team can be more fun than working alone. Differences Between Groups and Teams Organizations consist of groups of people. What exactly is the difference between a group and a team? A group is a collection of individuals. Within ... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.375 | 0.858 | ["management", "strategy", "innovation"] | 482 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172613 | [
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encompass an entire store or branch of a company. The performance of a group consists of the inputs of the group minus any process losses, such as the quality of a product, ramp-up time to production, or the sales for a given month. Process loss is any aspect of group interaction that inhibits group functioning. Why do... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.387 | 0.862 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 436 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172826 | [
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m, though they may learn to function in that way. A team is a cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve mutual goals. Being on a team does not equate to a total suppression of personal agendas, but it does require a commitment to the vision and involves each individual working toward accomplishing the te... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.411 | 0.878 | ["management", "communication", "strategy", "war_conflict"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.172962 | [
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sing a topic, writing a report, creating a new design or prototype, or winning a team Olympic medal. Moreover, teams also tend to be defined by their relatively smaller size. For example, according to one definition, “A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, pe... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.481 | 0.836 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 418 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173090 | [
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mutually accountable” (Katzenbach & Smith, 1993). The purpose of assembling a team is to accomplish larger, more complex goals than what would be possible for an individual working alone or even the simple sum of several individuals’ working independently. Teamwork is also needed in cases in which multiple skills are t... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.562 | 0.836 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 439 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173215 | [
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but do not always, provide improved performance. Working together to further a team agenda seems to increase mutual cooperation between what are often competing factions. The aim and purpose of a team is to perform, get results, and achieve victory in the workplace. The best managers are those who can gather together a... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.588 | 0.868 | ["management", "economy", "philosophy", "war_conflict"] | 510 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173349 | [
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th a common goal, teams have collaborative tasks. Conversely, in a group, individuals are responsible only for their own area. They also share the rewards of strong team performance with their compensation based on shared outcomes. Compensation of individuals must be based primarily on a shared outcome, not individual ... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.44 | 0.854 | ["management", "salary", "philosophy", "war_conflict", "economy"] | 499 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173482 | [
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on good instead of competing for those resources. For example, in soccer and basketball teams, the individuals actively help each other, forgo their own chance to score by passing the ball, and win or lose collectively as a team. Figure 9.5 Teams are only as good as their weakest link. While Michael Phelps has been dub... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.431 | 0.876 | ["management"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173632 | [
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. This same method allowed Texas Instruments Inc. in Malaysia to reduce defects from 100 parts per million to 20 parts per million. In addition, Westinghouse Electric Corporation reduced its cycle time from 12 to 2 weeks and Harris Corporation was able to achieve an 18% reduction in costs (Welins, Byham, & Dixon, 1994)... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.543 | 0.848 | ["communication", "rhetoric", "management", "salary"] | 474 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173763 | [
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d more subtle individual worker-related benefits. Companies like Schneider Electric, maker of Square D circuit breakers, switched to self-directed teams and found that overtime on machines such as the punch-press dropped 70%. Productivity increased because the set-up operators themselves were able to manipulate the wor... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.492 | 0.842 | ["management", "salary"] | 489 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.173888 | [
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r Services Inc. was looking to grow its business. The company hired Scott Edmonds as president, and 2 years later revenues had almost doubled from $378 million to $760 million. By 2006, revenues were $1.6 billion and Chico’s had 9 years of double-digit same-store sales growth. What did Edmonds do to get these results? ... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.499 | 0.844 | ["management", "decision_making", "interview", "philosophy"] | 465 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174093 | [
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on-making ability and accountability for results. The use of teams also began to increase because advances in technology have resulted in more complex systems that require contributions from multiple people across the organization. Overall, team-based organizations have more motivation and involvement, and teams can of... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.42 | 0.83 | ["management", "motivation"] | 453 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174223 | [
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organizations are relying on teams more and more. It is important to keep in mind that teams are not a cure-all for organizations. To determine whether a team is needed, organizations should consider whether a variety of knowledge, skills, and abilities are needed, whether ideas and feedback are needed from different g... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.447 | 0.86 | ["management", "education"] | 509 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174347 | [
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ion would benefit from shared goals (Rees, 1997). If the answer to these questions is yes, then a team or teams might make sense. For example, research shows that the more team members perceive that outcomes are interdependent, the better they share information and the better they perform (De Dreu, 2007). Let’s take a ... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.453 | 0.844 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 435 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174472 | [
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ek Newsletter . Mumford, T. V., Van Iddekinge, C. H., Morgeson, F. P., & Campion, M. A. (2008). The Team Role Test: Development and validation of a team role knowledge situational judgment test. Journal of Applied Psychology , 93 , 250–267. Parker, G. (1994). Crossfunctional teams . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Rees, F.... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.617 | 0.688 | ["management", "decision_making", "education"] | 420 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174601 | [
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companies use, and how to design effective teams. Team Tasks Teams differ in terms of the tasks they are trying to accomplish. Richard Hackman identified three major classes of tasks: production tasks, idea-generation tasks, and problem-solving tasks (Hackman, 1976). Production tasks include actually making something, ... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.414 | 0.842 | ["management", "innovation"] | 482 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174732 | [
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orming a new direction or creating a new process. Problem-solving tasks refer to coming up with plans for actions and making decisions. For example, a team may be charged with coming up with a new marketing slogan, which is an idea-generation task, while another team might be asked to manage an entire line of products,... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.501 | 0.85 | ["management", "decision_making", "strategy"] | 465 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.174857 | [
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nes, marketing them, and staffing their division. The second team has all three types of tasks to accomplish at different points in time. Another key to understanding how tasks are related to teams is to understand their level of task interdependence. Task interdependence refers to the degree that team members are depe... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.365 | 0.836 | ["management", "strategy", "philosophy"] | 423 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175012 | [
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aterials from other team members to be effective. Research shows that self-managing teams are most effective when their tasks are highly interdependent (Langfred, 2005; Liden, Wayne, & Bradway, 1997). There are three types of task interdependence. Pooled interdependence exists when team members may work independently a... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.44 | 0.858 | ["management"] | 512 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175136 | [
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person simply puts all the sections together to create one paper, the team is using the pooled interdependence model. However, they might decide that it makes more sense to start with one person writing the introduction of their research paper, then the second person reads what was written by the first person and, draw... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.355 | 0.848 | ["management", "decision_making"] | 455 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175261 | [
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section, the third person writes the conclusions. If one person’s output becomes another person’s input, the team would be experiencing sequential interdependence . And finally, if the student team decided that in order to create a top-notch research paper they should work together on each phase of the research paper s... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.429 | 0.836 | ["management", "decision_making"] | 431 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175395 | [
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would be undertaking reciprocal interdependence . Another important type of interdependence that is not specific to the task itself is outcome interdependence , in which the rewards that an individual receives depend on the performance of others. Team Roles Robert Sutton points out that the success of U.S. Airways Flig... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.408 | 0.856 | ["management", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 469 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175520 | [
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example of an effective work team (Sutton, 2009). For example, reports show that Captain Chesley Sullenberger took over flying from copilot Jeff Skiles, who had handled the takeoff, but had less experience in the Airbus (Caruso, 2009). This is consistent with the research findings that effective teams divide up tasks s... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.449 | 0.856 | ["management"] | 491 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175640 | [
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of construction workers creating a new building. Leyla.a – Construction Workers in Chinatown – CC BY-SA 2.0. Studies show that individuals who are more aware of team roles and the behavior required for each role perform better than individuals who do not. This fact remains true for both student project teams as well as... | https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbehavior/chapter/9-3-understanding-team-design-characteristics/ | 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics – Organizational Behavior | ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub | unknown | false | 0.41 | 0.684 | ["management", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 411 | Team Health Diagnosing Dysfunction | topic | 2026-04-15T00:03:30.175766 | [
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