TEAM AURORA We are team ‘B9’, a name that we decide to combine to our new team name, Aurora. B-class stars, as quoted from Wikipedia, and as an analogy to our new team: “Class B stars are very luminous and blue. […] As B stars are so powerful, they only live for a relatively short time. Thus, due to the low probability of kinematic interaction during their lifetime, they do not, and are unable to, stray far from the area in which they were formed.” While this highlights our cohesion, our team
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Heterogeneous team Homogenous team is one in which the group members have a similar shared value and attributes. On the other hand heterogeneous team is one in which the group members have a diverse orientation. There are advantages and disadvantages of both teams that I will outline in the next section. Advantages Heterogeneous - Diverse thinking - perform better on complex tasks - more creativity Homogenous - Less conflict -better coordination - advantage of cohesion - high satisfaction
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external and internal factors that are crucial to the operations and performance of a business. The results obtained from this analysis are useful during the formulation of a strategic plan. Before starting a SWOTT analysis, a clear and attainable business objective should be defined. The purpose of the analysis is to identify the negative and positive factors found within and outside of the company that influence its performance. Background Jumbo Guest Ranch is a ranch
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differences. Categorization based on factors such as race or gender or based on proportions such as the size of the minority have been used to define the diversity in teams. But diversity or dissimilarity has a mixed effect. It can lead to greater creativity and quality of team performance or it can negatively impact the performance of the team as well. Self-categorization, and social identity approaches tend to be a pessimistic view of diversity because similarity on attributes such as attitudes,
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Group Dynamics and Processes Paper Walmart Employees No Longer “Get Happy” I recently read and article written by Rocco Pendola about the systematic struggles that the huge super-retailer Walmart is facing concerning its staff and lack of “team” environment. Rocco’s article begins when he initially posted 24 concerning pictures of various issues surrounding a huge variety of Walmart stores. Rocco began to receive a huge over pour of emails, photos and comments from Walmart employees around
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increased reliance on teams and workgroups due to expansion such as globalization, which has forced workers to be increasingly specialized yet work effectively in cross functional teams (Mannix, 32; Kearney, 594). A team or workgroup is defined as a group of employees that form the smallest functional unit in the organization, report to the same supervisor, and work together on a permanent or long-term basis (Shin, 198). It is crucial for an organization to understand the affects of team composition in
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Book Review Book Name: Performance Management: A Strategic and Integrated Approach to Achieve Success Authors: Michael Armstrong & Angela Baron Publication: JAICO Publication House, 2012 Approach: * Strategic in the sense that it is concerned with the broader issues facing the business if it is to function effectively in its environment and with the general direction in which it intends to go to achieve longer-term goals. * Integrated in four senses: * Vertical integration-
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define teams and examine the reason why organisations rely on teams and what are the advantages and disadvantages in this process. Then, it will describe why are some teams effective and other fail. Finally, the essay will introduce a new form of team called “virtual teams”. Assignment 3 The aim of this essay is to define teams and examine the reason why organisations rely on teams and what are the advantages and disadvantages in this process. Then, it will describe why are some teams effective
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work together on a project. ADVANTAGE: Everyone is on one accord. DISADVANTAGE: Cohesion may not be present, as personalities may clash. 2). Outsourced- two or more separate teams with responsibilities divided among them. ADVANTAGE: The work is shared; not to overload any one person or team. DISADVANTAGE: Communication may be an issue, as one team may not communicate well to the other team. 3). Global team- is divided geographically but they do not have fixed responsibilities. ADVANTAGE:
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outcomes for two teams, I answered question from four aspects and made recommendations on each aspect for what we can do when leading a team. Analysis and Recommendations 1. Group Design When Coach P. formed two groups, each member accepted individual analysis from skills to strength. Eight best were put in Varsity team and eight worst in JV. Coach P. didn’t set specified goal for both teams. Different from JV who could easily find target like skill improvement, team performance, Varsity, which
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