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cross-functional teams  Teams made up of technical specialists from different areas.
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group  Two or more freely interacting people with shared norms and goals and a common identity.
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group cohesiveness  A "we feeling" binding group members together.
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maintenance role  Relationship-building group behaviour.
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norm  Shared attitudes, opinions, feelings, or actions that guide social behaviour.
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ostracism  Rejection by other group members.
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role  Expected behaviours for a given position.
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role ambiguity  An individual does not know what is expected of them.
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role conflict  Other people having conflicting or inconsistent expectations of someone.
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role overload  Other people's expectations of someone exceed that individual's ability.
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self-managed teams  Groups of employees granted administrative responsibility for their work.
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social loafing  Decrease in individual effort as group size increases.
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task role  Task-oriented group behaviour.
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team  Small group with complementary skills who hold themselves mutually accountable for common purpose, goals, and approach.
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trust  Reciprocal faith in others' intentions and behaviour.
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virtual teams  Physically dispersed task groups that conduct their business through modern information technology.
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