Assignment: Organizational Behavior-Groups Concept
1. What are teams and how do they differ from groups? How have your own experiences in work teams compared to those described in this chapter? Based on what you read, what could be done to make your own team experiences more successful?
2. Describe an incident of social loafing in which you may have been involved (e.g., a class project). What might be done to overcome this effect?
3. Why is the use of teams in organizations becoming more popular?
4. Based on the information in Chapter 10, do you believe you are a team player? Why or why not? How might you improve your ability to function well on effective teams?
5. Our class will be meeting soon for our scheduled residency session where you will be working in teams to complete a group assignment. What do you find to be your biggest strength that you bring to a team? What do you find most difficult in working with a team?
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 includes 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.
Text Book: Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge, 15th EDITION.