6.10Checklist for Team or Group Effectiveness5

6.11Questions for organizing section:

1.Examine all the bureaucratic structures. Which one would be best for Calm Seas?

2.Could Calm Seas use some type of group structure? If so, what would that look like? How would it be organized?

3.What structure exists in the company that you work for? Or study in?

4.There is a lot of material written about groups and teams in organizations. Do some research and find out what makes for successful groups in organizations.

5.If an organization wants to change from a structure with lots of layers to one that is more “flat”, they have to do more than just get rid of lots of middle managers. What other things would have to change?

6.When you look at the different generations that were described in the generations article mentioned earlier, what preference might each generation have for a centralized as opposed to a decentralized structure? Explain your answer.

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7.The following link takes you to a site where there is an on-line assessment of team effectiveness. Do the assessment and see whether you think it is valid for groups that you’ve been involved in. Is it helpful? http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_84.htm

8.Look at some not-for-profit organization websites. Given the information you find there, how do you think they might be structured? Draw them out. Do the same for a hospital. How about a university?

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