Assignment: Organizational Behavior
1. Why is it useful for a manager to understand group behavior? Why is it useful for an employee?
2. Recall a situation in which you may have encountered or observed groupthink (either as a member of a group or as a target or simple observer).
3. Why is it important to make a distinction between "group" and "team"? What kinds of behaviors might be different in these assemblages?
4. How are other organizational characteristics different for a team-based organization?
5. Some say that changing to a team-based arrangement "just makes sense" for organizations. What are the four primary reasons why this might be so?
6. If employees are happy working in the traditional boss-hierarchical organization, why should a manager even consider changing to a team-based organization?
7. Explain the circumstances under which a cross-functional team is useful in organizations.
8. Why is planning the change important in the implementing process?
9. What can happen if your organization prematurely starts building a team-based organization by clarifying the mission and then selecting the site for the first work teams?
10. What are two of the most important issues facing team-based organizations?
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.