A team that is staffed with specialists pursuing a common objective

the fourth of the five stages of forming a team, in which members concentrate on solving problems and completing the assigned task

interpersonal opposition based on personal dislike or disagreement

Behavior that concentrates on getting the team's task done

work together over time and distance via electronic media to combine effort and achieve common goals

One of five stages of forming a team; the stage in which members of an organization prepare for disbandment

The first of the five stages of forming a team, in which people get oriented and get acquainted

reciprocal faith in others' intentions and behaviors

One of five stages of forming a team; stage three, in which conflicts are resolved, close relationships develop, and unity and harmony emerge

occurs when the demands or pressures from work and family domains are mutually incompatible

process in which one party perceives that its interests are being opposed or negatively affected by another party

reveals the extent to which team members rely on common task-related team inputs, such as resources, information, goals, and rewards, and the amount of interpersonal interactions needed to complete the work

establishes periods of stable functioning until an event causes a damatic change in norms, roles, and/or objectives resulting in the establishment and maintenance of new norms of functioning, returning to equilibrium

Relationship-related role consisting of behavior that fosters constructive relationships among team members

small group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable

A "we feeling" that binds group members together

conflict that hinders the organization's performance or threatens its interests

reflects the collection of jobs, personalities, values, knowledge, experience, and skills of team members