Moon Landing
TOTAL ERROR SCORES|
1. Team Error score = 32| A. Team Functioning (3-1) = 31| 2. Average Individual Error Score = 48| B. Team Synergy (2-1) = 16 | 3. Highest Individual Error score = 63| C. Team Improvement (4-1) =2| 4. Lowest Individual Error Score = 34| |
Preference of team over individual:
In this situation we can say that working in a team is preferred option than individual since a) Complexity of work is more and need for different perspective to carry out the work in better way- In this case our Team error score was 32 which is lower than the Lowest Individual Error Score, 34. b) Work creates a common purpose or set of goal for the people in the group that is more than the aggregate of individual goal – Here the common goal of each team member is to reach mother ship. c) Members of the group are interdependent- Here there is interdependence between each member’s tasks and success of whole team depends on success of each team member. Team Effectiveness Model:
Considering “team structure” and “teamwork is preferable option over individual work”, Team Effectiveness is evaluated based on the model, which consists of three components: Input (Team Potential), Process and Outcome. Input: The input factors reflect the team’s potential for productivity. However, the potential factor does not equal to Actual Group Effectiveness. Instead effectiveness is dependent on the team interaction. Process Loss
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1) Input (Team Potential)
a) Individual Level factor:
Freedom and Autonomy - Ability to work independently
Skill Variety - Ability to use different skills and talent
Task Identity - Ability to complete a whole and identifiable task or product Task Significance - Working on a task or project that has substantial impact on others Ability of Members – To perform effectively a Team needs technical expertise, problem-solving, decision-making Personality of Members - Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and agreeableness all relate to team performance. For Team performance, variance in personality characteristics have greater role than mean. Member Flexibility – For effective operation team should consist of flexible...
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