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Chapter 14 Teamwork 1. Explain: project and development, parallel, management, transitional, and virtual teams. 2. Explain the importance of performance focus, motivation, and member contribution in teamwork. 3. How can cohesiveness and high-performance norms be built in teams? 4. Explain the strategies involved in managing conflict in teams.

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1. Project and development team- The members of this team usually belong to different groups and functions, but for the same project, the activities are assigned to them. It works on specific project and after the project is deemed complete, they are disbanded. The major activities of this team includes initiation, planning, execution, documentation, monitoring and controlling, quality control, risk management, feedback and approval, closing and deployment and maintenance.

Parallel teams- These are the teams or a method in an organisation which involve solving problem related to research and development, innovation or similarly focused projects. Firstly define the problem or task, and then finding solution for it wil be assigned to atleast two parallel solving teams. In this way there will be more than one solution to the problem and the results of the team can be combined then.

Management teams- Group of individuals that operate at higher level of management form the management team. They have to maintain the responsibility for key business functions and have day-to-day responsibility for managing other individuals. Also they manage other teams.

Transitional teams- It comprises of a group of people who manages the transition between one system or administrative regime and another. They manage the transition process, keep the team on track, identifies issues and risks, advice and educate the team.

Virtual teams- This team is formed by a group of individuals who work together from different geographic locations through communication technology in order to collaborate. Communication technology includes email, fax and video or voice conferencing services. They coordinate their work in order to accomplish one or more organisation's tasks. They communicate electronically and may never meet face-to-face.

2- Importance of performance in teamwork-

To boost engagement and productivity of whole team

For providing reward and recignition to team members

To ensure workplace clarity.

To create development strategies.

Importance of focus in teamwork-

It is gateway to all thinking such as perception, memory, learning, reasoning, problem solving and decision making.

To explore the opportunities.

It expands the one's knowledge level.

To become more productive at work.

To achieve team goal and become successful.

Importance of motivation in teamwork-

It puts human resources into actions

Improves level of productivity and so the efficiency of team

Leads to achievement of team goal.

Builds friendly relationship among team members.

Motivated members empowered the team.

Importance of members contribution in teamwork-

It creates human synergy.

It increases the results of each member as the overall result is greater than the individual contribution.

Tasks are accomplished at a faster pace.

Work never suffers as in the absence of member other can perform.

3- Cohesiveness is the extent to which the team members stick together and remain united in the context of common goal. Companies became successfull because of high performance norms. Cohesiveness and high performance norms can be built in teams if-

The team member make time to get aware and appreciate the other member's skill and personality.

The team raise and manage emotional concerns that can help team's progress.

A clear set of objectives communicated by management

Ongoing training, team based rewards and appraisal are taken into consideration.

Team launches a celebration for success.

4- the strategies involved in managing conflict in team are-

Refer the conflict in depth

See its impact cooperation needed

Communicatuon throughout the resolution

Understanding the situations

Clarifying the positions

Make assumptions for analyzing the matter

Make smaller groups for solving the matter

Accomodating strategy about what the opposing side wants

Collaborating, avoiding, compromising and competing.