14-7 Formal groups Teams o Created by manager to meet the firms goals. I Cross-functional: members of different departments Cross-cultural: members of different cultures Research and development Teams: Create new products Top Management team: help develop firms direction a Important to have diversity in it to avoid group think Command Groups: members report to same manager Task Force: created to meet a given objective Standing committees are permanent task forces Self-Managed Teams: members are empowered to complete some given work a Team decides how to do the task " win/MeGraw-HHill CThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, 200014-7 Irwin/McGraw-Hill ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000 Formal Groups & Teams ⚫Created by manager to meet the firm’s goals. Cross-functional: members of different departments. Cross-cultural: members of different cultures. Research and Development Teams: Create new products. Top Management team: help develop firm’s direction. ◼ Important to have diversity in it to avoid group think. Command Groups: members report to same manager. Task Force: created to meet a given objective. ◼ Standing committees are permanent task forces. Self-Managed Teams: members are empowered to complete some given work. ◼ Team decides how to do the task