Groups and Teams

Groups and Teams

Kiana B. Brown

MGT/307

August 30, 2011

Professor Thomas Brady

Groups and Teams

Groups are usually defined as two to four members who work interdependently with one another to accomplish common goals. Groups change into teams when the group works together to accomplish a common goal for which they hold themselves mutually responsible. Teams are expected to work interdependently and are obligated to accomplish one common goal. They share the duties and provide results until they have reached the considered production of their endeavors. When a gathering of people are brought together, diversity takes origin. Diversity delivers a broad choice of knowledge, experience, and durability. When individuals are tolerant of diversity, a definite effect is the consequence. In this paper the discussion will refer to the difference between a group and a team; concentrate on the significance of workplace diversity and how diversity communicates to team dynamics in the workplace.

The question has been asked, which is better a group or a team; they are essentially the same. However, I feel a group is easier to cope with, and they are good for short-term production because they would split the work among their abilities, they can complete the work. "Organizations benefit from job sharing when they can attract talented people who would otherwise be unable to work."(John R. Schermerhorn/University of Phoenix, 2008, para.). Teams usually work best for long-term projects because they work together equally allocating the responsibilities at hand regardless if the required proper skills are possessed. Teams are forms of work groups but work groups are not teams. Basic work groups are more than teams. Work groups perform on three levels: Dependent, Independent, and Interdependent. Dependent-level work groups are the customary labor division or sector groups with a manager who plays a solid part as the superior. A dependent- level work group can execute well in the short-term, maintaining the status quo, and trusting that operations are in control is what they do extremely well. Independent-level work groups are the majority shared form of work groups in business. They are similar to a dependent-level work group, meaning ever individual is accountable for his or her own central area. The manager or boss tends not to perform like the scheming boss within this particular group. Interdependent-level work group rely on one another to complete the work. Occasionally members have their own duties and sometimes they share duties. They work together to produce a general set of products. When this interdependence occurs, a team is formed. Teams classify and reach an agreement on their common