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Teamwork Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Teams that work on long-term projects but disband once the work is completed.






2. Teams that are physically dispersed and communicate electronically more than face-to-face.






3. On this leader role seeking information from managers - peers - and specialists - and investigating problems systematically.






4. The degree to which a group is attractive to its members - members are motivated to remain in the group - and members influence one another.






5. On this leader role influencing team members - as well as obtaining external support for teams.






6. On this stage of team development hostilities and conflict arise - and people jockey for positions of power and status.






7. Shared beliefs about how people should think and behave.






8. Groups that have no managerial responsibilities.






9. A style of dealing with conflict involing moderate attention to both parties concerns.






10. A style of dealing with conflict involving cooperation on behalf of the other party but not being assertive about ones own interest.






11. On this stage of team develoment groups that deterioate go through this stage.






12. An individual who has more advanced job-related skills and abilities than other group members possess.






13. On this leader role delegating authority - being flexible regarding team decisions - and coaching.






14. On this stage of team develoment group members agree on their shared goals - and norms and closer relationships develop.






15. This working relationship emerge as materials are passed from one group to another.






16. A style of dealing with conflict involving strong focus on ones own goals and little or no concern for the other peson's goals.






17. Work groups composed of mulinational members whose activities span muliple countries.






18. A team strategy that requires team members to interact frequently with outsiders - diagnose their needs - and experiment with solutions.






19. Teams that operate separately from the regular work structure - and exist temporarily.






20. On this stage of team develoment group members attempt to lay the grounds rules for what types of behavior are acceptable.






21. A team member who keeps abreast of current developments and provides the team with relevant information.






22. Voluntary groups of people drawn from various production teams who make suggestions about quality.






23. A team strategy that entails simultaneously emphasizing internal team building and achieving external visibility.






24. What are the six different working relationships?






25. Teams that make or do things like manufacture - assemble - sell - or provide service.






26. This working relationship involve auditing before the fact.






27. A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose - set of performance goals - and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.






28. Working harder when in a group than when working alone.






29. The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a goal.






30. Working less hard and being less productive when in a group.






31. What are the six stages of team development of a group?






32. A third party who intervenes to help others manage their conflict.






33. This working relationship is created when teams with problems call on centralized sources of expert knowledge.






34. Teams with the responsibilities of autonomous work groups - plus control over hiring - firing - and deciding what tasks members perform.






35. Different sets of exceptions for how different individuals should behave.






36. Involve intermediaries between teams.






37. This working relationship develop when people not directly in the chain of command evaluate the methods and performances of other teams.






38. On this leader role exhibiting social and political awareness - caring for team members - and building trust.






39. Groups that make decisions about managing and carrying out major production activities but get outside support for quality control and maintenance.






40. Groups that control decisions about and execution of a complete range of tasks.






41. What are the three categories of team effectiveness?






42. What are the four roles leaders should perform?






43. A reaction to conflict that involves ignoring the problem by doing nothing at all - or deemphasizing the disagreement.






44. On this stage of team develoment temporary groups go through this stage (also called terminating stage).






45. This working relationship exist when top management centralizes an activity to which a large number of other units must gain access.






46. Higher-level goals taking priority over specific individual or group goals.






47. Teams that coordinate and give direction to the subunits inder their jurisdiction and integrate work among subunits.






48. A team strategy that entails making decisions with the team and then informing outsiders of its intentions.






49. Autonomous work groups in which workers are trained to do all or most of the jobs in a unit - have no immediate supervisor - and make decisions previously made by first-line superisors.






50. A style of dealing with conflict emphasizing both cooperation and assertiveness in order to maximize both parties satisfaction.







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