Preserving Teamwork in an Individualistic Society
By: Nathalia Ramos, Aissatou Ly, Rylee Iannaccone, Marazul Chavana, & Elisabeth Anderson
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Meet Our TeamLoading...
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The Importance of Motivation and CohesionLoading...
Social Loafing and How to Avoid ItLoading...
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Defining Roles and Holding Each Other AccountableLoading...
How to Promote Team LearningLoading...
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Assigning Meaningful TasksLoading...
Major in Communication, and a minor in Digital Communication, Information, and MediaLoading...
Meet Our TeamLoading...
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Nathalia Loading...
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Major in Communication with a specialization in Strategic Public Communication & Public RelationsMinor in Digital Communication, Information and Media
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ITI Major most likely in Cyber Security or Web DevMinor undecided most likely DCIM
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Major in Communication, and a minor in Digital Communication, Information, and MediaLoading...
Major in Communication with a specialization in Public RelationsMinor in Digital Communication, Information and Media
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MarazulMajor in Economics at SAS
Minor in Digital Communication, Information and Media (DCIM)
Understanding the Basic Team Processes
Learning Objectives:
1. What factors cause social loafing in a team?
2. What motivates a team?
3. What factors encourage group cohesion?
4. How does cohesion affect team performance?
5. What are the causes of role ambiguity stress?
6. What are the roles commonly played by team members?
7. How do task and social behaviors affect team performance?
8. How can leaders promote team learning?
9. What is the value of group process observations?
2. What motivates a team?
3. What factors encourage group cohesion?
4. How does cohesion affect team performance?
5. What are the causes of role ambiguity stress?
6. What are the roles commonly played by team members?
7. How do task and social behaviors affect team performance?
8. How can leaders promote team learning?
9. What is the value of group process observations?
Chapter 2
The Importance of Motivation & Cohesion
The Importance of Motivation & Cohesion
The future of working in teams is right in the palm of our hands. Virtual teams in the 21st century collaborate using digital tools to work towards the same goal. Organizations have widely adapted to the rapid use of technology and virtual teams.
The United States has one of the most individualistic cultures in the world. While individualism encourages creativity and personal excellence, it's important for organizations to challenge themselves and incorporate platforms for teams to work with one another in new and innovative ways. The most important aspect to working in teams is balance. If everyone can work together to contribute their own ideas to a project, it will increase overall drive and participation. This book will analyze the basic team processes in virtual teams.
The United States has one of the most individualistic cultures in the world. While individualism encourages creativity and personal excellence, it's important for organizations to challenge themselves and incorporate platforms for teams to work with one another in new and innovative ways. The most important aspect to working in teams is balance. If everyone can work together to contribute their own ideas to a project, it will increase overall drive and participation. This book will analyze the basic team processes in virtual teams.
Good Collaboration (2019)
Teams have great potential with motivation and synergy. Without positive reinforcement, many of our daily tasks and routines would never get done and group members may feel underappreciated. Motivation is increased when every member of a group can commit and encourage themselves to complete their tasks efficiently.
Motivating a team depends on:
- Task interdependence
- How a performance will be rewarded
- Team members ability and beliefs to succeed
- Sense of commitment and belonging
(Levi & Askay, 2021)
These factors require effective and thorough communication from each individual.
Motivating a team depends on:
- Task interdependence
- How a performance will be rewarded
- Team members ability and beliefs to succeed
- Sense of commitment and belonging
(Levi & Askay, 2021)
These factors require effective and thorough communication from each individual.
Group Cohesion
Cohesiveness is generally the driving force to a group's overall success and performance. The social identity theory actually suggests that individuals recognize their own membership in groups by defining the social boundaries surrounding particular groups, and then self-categorizing themselves as either belonging or not belonging to them. (Gundlach, 2006)
So why is building group cohesion necessary? Teams that have a shared understanding of their own roles and tasks improve their overall sense of efficacy and pride within the team.
So why is building group cohesion necessary? Teams that have a shared understanding of their own roles and tasks improve their overall sense of efficacy and pride within the team.
Motivation
Teams have great potential with motivation and synergy. Without positive reinforcement, many of our daily tasks and routines would never get done and group members may feel underappreciated. Motivation is increased when every member of a group can commit and encourage themselves to complete their tasks efficiently.
Motivating a team depends on:
- Task interdependence
- How a performance will be rewarded
- Team members ability and beliefs to succeed
- Sense of commitment and belonging
(Levi & Askay, 2021)
These factors require effective and thorough communication from each individual.
Motivating a team depends on:
- Task interdependence
- How a performance will be rewarded
- Team members ability and beliefs to succeed
- Sense of commitment and belonging
(Levi & Askay, 2021)
These factors require effective and thorough communication from each individual.
Chapter 3
Social Loafing
& How Team's Can Avoid It?
Social Loafing
& How Team's Can Avoid It?
Social Loafing is defined as, “the reduction of individual contributions when people work in groups rather than alone" (Latane et al., 1979) (Levi, 2015, p. 90).
After thorough research, in order for a company to maintain a team working environment and avoid social loafing, it is essential for companies to first acknowledge the importance of making a cohesive environment a priority. Once cohesion is established, the next step to obtaining a productive workplace is to measure and maintain the commitment aspect of the organization. A peer-reviewed article done by author Letcher, suggests that an important step to maintaining this environment is to survey the commitments being made throughout the organization within periodical time intervals (Letcher, 2018). Lastly, an important factor while collaborating, is to maintain positive and healthy language.