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Unfortunately, groups can wind up being less, rather than more, than the sum of their parts. Why is this? Imagine a local company has contacted you regarding how they use and implement teams within the workplace. Include the topics and models covered in the readings: crowding, evaluation apprehension, social loafing, groupthink, group polarization, social pressure, and minority influence. Create a 10- to 12 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®, research-based presentation to help the company understand the various benefits and pitfalls of team- or group-based work. Address the following in your presentation: 

Discuss research findings on the various dynamics of groups of people working together. 

  1. Each slide should list the model or theory addressed and a scenario to help the organization grasp the key concepts as well as advice on how to overcome the negative effects. 

Translate the research results into everyday terms, as your audience will be people unfamiliar with psychological jargon. 

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Team Management: Using
and Implementing Teams
Within the Workplace
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Introduction


Organizational teams streamline project tasks and bolster knowledge sharing.



Organizational teams facilitate collaboration and effective communication.



Employees learn new skills and perspectives through social learning.



Team members interact and influence each other during group working.



Teams experience the social proximity effect.



Social proximity effect – acquiring new habits through constant interactions with same
people.



Teamwork has a positive and negative effect on employees.

Group Dynamics


Group dynamics: interactions and behavioral aspects within a team.



Factors that shape group dynamics: personality, power and behavior.



Team members learn different behaviors in groups: Manipulating, controlling and
belittling habits.



Team members acquire different personalities due to interactions with others.



The relationships between members impact short- and long-term goals.



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