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Organizational Behavior

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MAP 310A-002 Organizational Behavior

When individuals come together unknowing of each other, as most first semester Eller students do, establishing and determining the five elements of trust becomes the foundation of all interaction in our group. Among those five elements, consistency became our red flag for determining who was going to be a team player and strongly contribute to a strenuous semester. With many time consuming assignments, meetings, activities, consistency for ones ability to successfully accomplish and attend these functions identified who and what our challenges were for turning individuals into team players.
With only one member of our team not of American culture and little individualistic behavior, our challenges focused more on motivating teammates to actively participate and take on responsibility while conveying an attitude of organizational commitment. This challenge meant our team had to understand ones behavioral and personality characteristics and use them in a way that maximizes team efficiency and effectiveness. Team meetings would often take longer than they needed and assignments were done last minute due to our teams' inability to assimilate information and accomplish tasks efficiently. To eliminate this challenge our team began allocating roles and delegating larger responsibilities to certain members that have been consistent and trustworthy. With a sense of survival, more work for certain individuals did not damage individuals' job satisfaction.
Another challenge our team faced dealt with decision making and whether or not one agreed with or trusted the decision. Whether we were deciding what product to create for our business plan or who was going to get an assignment checked by a T.A., a feeling of uncertainty would often develop among teammates. Much of this anxiety was due to the fact that it was our first semester experiencing the high involvement expected from Eller but it was still a...