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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