Chapter 2 (2)-Multicultural Teams Cross-Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management 11 Chapter 2(2)- Multicultural Teams
Group Two or more interacting individuals who come together to achieve some objectives Groups can be either formal or informal and further subclassified into command task, interest, or friendship categories 2 Cross-Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management 12 Two or more interacting individuals who come together to achieve some objectives. Groups can be either formal or informal, and further subclassified into command, task, interest, or friendship categories. Group
Team A specific type of group where an emphasis is put on some level of member interdependence and on achievement of common goals .All teams are groups Some groups are just people assembled together Teams have task interdependence whereas some groups do not (e.g., group of employees enjoying lunch together 3 Cross-Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management 13 A specific type of group where an emphasis is put on some level of member interdependence and on achievement of common goals Team •All teams are groups •Some groups are just people assembled together •Teams have task interdependence whereas some groups do not (e.g., group of employees enjoying lunch together)
Reasons for Team Popularity 552 Outperform individuals on tasks requiring multiple skills, judgment, and experience Better utilization of employee talents More flexible and responsive to changing events Facilitate employee participation in operating decisions Effective in democratizing the organization and increasing employee involvement and motivationveayal 14 Cross-Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management 14 Reasons for Team Popularity • Outperform individuals on tasks requiring multiple skills, judgment, and experience • Better utilization of employee talents • More flexible and responsive to changing events • Facilitate employee participation in operating decisions • Effective in democratizing the organization and increasing employee involvement and motivation
Basic Group Concepts Group Roles Group Norms Expected Patterns of Acceptable Standards Behavior Based on a of Behavior Shared Given Position in a by the Members Social Unit of a Group 15 Cross-Cultural Management
Cross-Cultural Management 15 Basic Group Concepts Acceptable Standards of Behavior Shared by the Members of a Group Expected Patterns of Behavior Based on a Given Position in a Social Unit Group Roles Group Norms