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Foundations Of Senior Management | | |
Choosing Between
Types of group
Kakabadse et al., 1988
- Formal
- Informal
- Primary
- Interactions
- common interests
- influence on members
- Secondary
- less frequent
- larger
- less cohesive
Teams
- common goal or task
- collaboration
- co-ordination
- Interactions
- team identity
when
- alone or groups
- simple tasks or puzzles
- co-operation is sufficient
- minimum discretion
- fast decisions
- few competences
- members interests conflict
- Org credits individuals for op outputs
- innovative responses sought
- teams
- complex tasks or problems
- concensus decisions essential
- high level of choice and uncertainty
- high commitment needed
- broad range of competences required
- members objectives can be galvanised
- Org rewards team results
- balanced views sought
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