Paper Assigtnment
Think of a workgroup that you are currently involved or have been involved in in the past. If you have not ever been in a workgroup (unlikely), describe a work group with which you are familiar. Think carefully about that the group under consideration.
Here are some statements about your team and its purposes. Please indicate how accurately each statement describes your team. Try to be as objective as you can in responding to each statement--regardless of whether you like or dislike being on the team.
Write a number in the blank beside each statement, based on the following scale:
How accurate is the statement in describing your team?
1 Very Somewhat
2 Neither
3 Accurate
4 Somewhat
5 Very Inaccurate Inaccurate nor Inaccurate Accurate Accurate
Effort
1. Members demonstrate their commitment to our team by putting in extra time and effort to help it succeed.
2. Everyone on this team is highly motivated to have the team succeed.
3. Some members of our team do not carry their fair share of the overall workload. (R)
Performance Strategy
4. Our team often comes up with innovative ways of proceeding with the work that turn out to be just what is needed.
5. Our team often falls into mindless routines, without noticing any changes that may have occurred in our situation. (R)
6. Our team has a great deal of difficulty actually carrying out the plans we make for how we will proceed with the task. (R)
Utilization of Expertise
7. How seriously a member's ideas are taken by others on our team often depends more on who the person is than on how much he or she actually knows or the quality of the idea. (R)
8. Members of our team actively share their special knowledge and expertise with one another.
9. Our team is quite skilled at capturing the lessons that can be learned from our work experiences.
Quality of Interaction
10. There is a lot of unpleasantness among members of this team. (R)
11. The longer we work together as a team, the less well we do. (R)
12. Working together energizes and uplifts members of our team.
13. Every time someone attempts to correct a team member whose behavior is not acceptable, things seem to get worse rather than better. (R)
Relationship Satisfaction
14. My relations with other team members are strained. (R)
15. I very much enjoy talking and working with my teammates.
16. The chance to get to know my teammates is one of the best parts of working on this team.
17. Working on this team is an exercise in frustration. (R)
Team Commitment
18. I feel a real personal satisfaction when our team does well.
19. I feel bad and unhappy when our team has performed poorly.
20. My own feelings are not affected one way or the other by how well our team performs. (R)
21. When our team has done well, I have done well.
Group Norms
22. Standards for member behavior in this team are vague and unclear. (R)
23. It is clear what is--and what is not--acceptable member behavior in this team.
24. Members of this team agree about how members are expected to behave.
Group Discussion
25. A lot of time was spent discussing irrelevant issues. (R)
26. Ideas expressed in the discussion were carefully examined.
27. The group examined a number of options before making decisions.
28. All members of the group actively contributed to group discussions.
Collective Efficacy
29. I am confident in my team's ability.
30. I am not sure my team can ever reach a high level of performance. (R)
31. My team is more capable than the other teams.
Role Structure
32.Team members understand their assignments.
33. There is often confusion about who is responsible for what. (R)
34. The workload is evenly distributed among group members.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.