Team Environment

 Nova Southeastern University

Wayne Huizenga Graduate School

of Business & Entrepreneurship 

Assignment for Course:  MGT 5020 - Managing Organizational Behavior 

Submitted to: Dr. Barry Barnes

 Submitted by: Shannon Davenport

Date of Submission: Sunday September 11, 2011 

Title of Assignment: Individual Reflection and Team Experience

CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledge and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas of words, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course.

Student Signature: ____Shannon Davenport___________

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Individual Reflection and Team Experience

MGT 5020 – Managing Organizational Behavior

By: Shannon Davenport

Table of Contents

Introduction 2

Why are groups and teams formed? 3

Group Structure and Team Dynamics 5

Evolution of the Team 11

Intergroup and intra-group conflict 13

Conclusion 15

References 16

Introduction

From the beginning of time, groups have been in existence regardless of the terminology that was used to describe their abilities. Whether referred to as a brigade or tribe, groups have continued to evolve to fit the changing needs of multiple societies. According to the business dictionary, teams are defines as:

“A group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to complete a task, job or project. Team members operate with a degree of interdependence, share authority and responsibility for self-management, are accountable for the collective performance, and works toward a common goal and share rewards (Team).”

During the turn of the century, many organizations saw groups/teams as “part of the answer to nagging issues of strategic focus, cost containment, restricting, productivity,...