| groups | Two or more people with aunifying relationship.
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| homogeneous teams | Teams thatinclude members with common technicalexpertise, demographics (age, gender),ethnicity, experiences, or values.
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| norms | The informal rules and expectations that groups establish to regulate the behaviour of their members.
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| process losses | Resources (including time and energy) expended toward team development and maintenance rather than the task.
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| role | A set of behaviours that people are expected to perform because they hold certain positions in a team andorganization.
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| social loafing | A situation in which people exert less effort (and usually perform at a lower level) when working in groups than when working alone.
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| task interdependence | The degree to which a task requires employees to share common inputs or outcomes, or to interact in the process of executing their work.
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| team cohesiveness | The degree of attraction people feel toward the team and their motivation to remain members.
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| team effectiveness | The extent to which a team achieves its objectives, achieves the needs and objectives of its members,and sustains itself over time.
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| teams | Groups of two or more people who interact and influence each other,are mutually accountable for achieving common objectives, and perceive themselves as a social entity within an organization.
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