Impact of Gender Difference on Teamwork
“PSYCHOLOGY”
IMPACT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE ON TEAMWORK
PREPARED BY
Sheikh M. Sikandar
Impact of gender differences on
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Background of the study Related research Summary
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Impact of gender differences on
LITERATURE REVIEW RESEARCH METHODS Conceptual framework RESULT CONCLUSION DISCUSSION Recommendation Limitation of the study REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Boys or girls- Who are better or smarter? This is a well known worldwide phenomena and controversy when it comes to gender that is better in comparison since the beginning of the creation. Many debates and researches have under taken to answer this question but in end no one can conclude this. When it comes to competition the enthusiasm of winning is its peak in both genders. This study is based upon a real effort experiment to test “The Impact of gender differences on teamwork”. The main idea behind conducting the experiment is to find out that who can perform better in teamwork boys or girls. We studied the competition between the teams and where the team with the highest performance will win the gift hamper. Background of study:
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Impact of gender differences on
Defining teamwork Teamwork is defined in Webster 's New World Dictionary as "a joint action by a group of people, in which each person subordinates his or her individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group." Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ~Henry Ford The importance of teamwork is increasing globally because it increases the productivity and enhances the collaborative learning. When designing the experiment we were of the view that boys better perform as a team and they are more efficient in performing tasks like to find the clues and solving such intelligence based hints as compare to girls. Although the performance of boys and girls team also depends on the type of task given to them and there are many
IMPACT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE ON TEAMWORK
PREPARED BY
Sheikh M. Sikandar
Impact of gender differences on
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Background of the study Related research Summary
2
Impact of gender differences on
LITERATURE REVIEW RESEARCH METHODS Conceptual framework RESULT CONCLUSION DISCUSSION Recommendation Limitation of the study REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Boys or girls- Who are better or smarter? This is a well known worldwide phenomena and controversy when it comes to gender that is better in comparison since the beginning of the creation. Many debates and researches have under taken to answer this question but in end no one can conclude this. When it comes to competition the enthusiasm of winning is its peak in both genders. This study is based upon a real effort experiment to test “The Impact of gender differences on teamwork”. The main idea behind conducting the experiment is to find out that who can perform better in teamwork boys or girls. We studied the competition between the teams and where the team with the highest performance will win the gift hamper. Background of study:
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Impact of gender differences on
Defining teamwork Teamwork is defined in Webster 's New World Dictionary as "a joint action by a group of people, in which each person subordinates his or her individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group." Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ~Henry Ford The importance of teamwork is increasing globally because it increases the productivity and enhances the collaborative learning. When designing the experiment we were of the view that boys better perform as a team and they are more efficient in performing tasks like to find the clues and solving such intelligence based hints as compare to girls. Although the performance of boys and girls team also depends on the type of task given to them and there are many
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