Individual and Group Behavior

STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Stage I: Orientation or forming

• Stage II: Conflict or storming

• Stage III: Collaboration or norming

• Stage IV: Productivity or performing

• Stage V: Changing or transforming

Types of Team

•Problem-solving Teams

–Groups of 5 to 12 employees from the same department who meet for a few hours each week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and the work environment

•Self-Managed Work Teams

–Groups of 10 to 15 people who take on the responsibilities of their former supervisors

•Cross-Functional Teams

–Employees from about the same hierarchical level, but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task

•Very common

•Task forces

•Committees

•Virtual Teams

–Teams that use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal