Do you believe that a work group or organization that is culturally diverse (in terms of the sex and racial/ethnic composition) is more effective than a culturally homogeneous group or organization? Why or why not? I believe for different environments a culturally diverse group is more effective than a homogeneous group. For larger organizations and groups that have a broader and more diverse audience or clientele‚ a culturally diverse group is more effective because it speaks to the audience
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The Discipline of Teams 1. Executive Summary for this reading. The definition of the word team is often misused and all too often undermined. Most people think of a "team" as a group of people working together. This article explains that a team is much more than that. Teams have a common commitment and purpose‚ performance goals‚ complementary skills‚ and mutual accountability. Teams are usually a smaller group ranging from 2 - 14 people. Larger teams can be achieved but are more likely to form
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1.) What is Project Team? A project team is a team whose members usually belong to different groups‚ functions and are assigned to activities for the same project. 2.) Difference between Team & Group A team is a gathering of people who work interpedently and are committed to achieve one goal where as a group is a gathering of people who interdependently but have individual responsibility to perform. Group is organized for short period time objectives while Team is organized for long term
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Virtual Teams in Action: Building the F-35 Fighter Case Study 1 By: Alyssa Dimeck MGT 404 10/09/2011 Professor Samuel Palmeri Virtual Teams in Action: Building the F-35 Fighter CASE SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Defense is known for their F-35 Lighting II Program; the focal point for defining affordable next generation stealth fighter aircraft. In 2002‚ the Department of Defense announced Lockheed Martin Aeronautic as the designer and builder of the fighter with Northrop Grumman and
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Characteristics of Business Leadership BUS302-024016 October 30‚ 2011 Characteristics of Business Management The purpose of this paper is to show a comparison of two successful businesses. Borders Books and Amazon.com are two companies that both sold books but used different methods in operating their businesses. Even though they both were successful businesses‚ both companies had different leadership styles‚ visions and goals. Out of the two businesses‚ only one remain successful and
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the Manager’s Hot Seat: Working in Teams: Cross-Functional‚ I was able to distinguish the difference between the words team and teamwork. Team refers to a small group of people with complementary skills‚ who work together to achieve a shared purpose and hold themselves mutually accountable for performance results ( Schermerhorm‚2011). In this video‚ yes there was team that consisted of Rosa Denson‚ Cheng Jing‚ Simon Mahoney and Joe Tanney who plays the role of team leader for an assigned high priority
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Team work is cooperative work done by team. Teamwork is the actions of individuals‚ brought together for a common purpose or goal‚ which subordinate the needs of the individual to the needs of the group. Each person on the team puts aside his or her individual needs to work towards the larger group. Teamwork is important in itself and is also the best way to develop the specific leadership qualities
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1. What is a social group? A: A social group consists of at least two persons who interact with one another and who recognize themselves as a distinct social unit. The frequent interaction leads these people to share values and beliefs. Another of the results of this interaction is that the members of the social group identify with each other‚ what causes‚ in turn‚ a more intense interaction. Social groups are the most stable and enduring social units. They are important to both‚ their members
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Virtual teams were almost unheard of a decade ago‚ but today they are an integral part of every organization. The recent “offshore outsourcing” trend and the growth of the Internet and similar globally linking technologies are major contributor to the increase in the use of virtual teams. Virtual teams are made up of people working on interdependent tasks and interacting largely via communication technology to achieve a common goal without concerns of time and space. Such teams carry out many critical
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Team Contract Team Contract DeVry University Bus460 Senior Project Team Contract Section I: Team Member Skill Inventory As a team we understand the importance of knowing our fellow team mates strengths and weaknesses. “An individual’s strongest areas will be those where he or she has a talent‚ but also has a sense of when and how to use that talent constructively”(Gregory‚ 2007).Having a team member skill inventory will help us as a team in many different aspects including
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