Exam 8: Making the Most of Diversity in Teams

In the Steiner GPM, actual productivity of a team may fall short of potential productivity. Give two examples of how that might happen with a team that is internally diverse.

Explain the main concepts in Systems Theory and illustrate each concept with an example relevant to the management of diversity and inclusion.

What is the major difference between an open system and a closed system?

Cohesive teams

Process losses

Demographic diversity

Which of these is consistent with Mannix and Neale's review of the effects of diversity in teams?

What should a team's manager understand about the effects of diversity on conflict within the team?

Chrobot-Mason and her colleagues have written about the process of leadership in diverse social contexts. They recommend three general conclusions for leaders. Discuss any one of their conclusions.

Social loafing

Why is it often a good idea to use a small group rather than a larger one?

In Steiner's Group Productivity Model (GPM), the best that the group can do is determined by

What is Groupthink and how might it affect the process and product of a team?

The text presents an analysis of small musical groups as a model of the management of diversity in teams. List and explain any three of the observations drawn in this research.