Purchase Solution

Teamwork, Who Gets the Project, & Kinkos Case Studies

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I need help with quite a few questions and have scanned in the problems from my book.

Thanks!!

Attachments
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

This detailed solution answers the Chapter end questions for each of the following case studies:
Absence of Teamwork
A Manager's Who Gets the Project
Kinkos/Fed Ex Case Study

Solution Preview

Teamwork

1. The team is not effective! Although all within the group understand why it exists, the team members do not have shared goals. Only John and Shaun care about getting A's, Brigitte and Aliyah are happy with B's, and the other two have different career paths. The group appears not to have support for nor set up procedures for making decisions. The group does not communicate well; they are rarely all together to do so! Although some team members have helped each other by taking over Craig's work, the help is not reciprocal. The group does not deal with conflict. It avoids dealing with it. The group has diagnosed individual and group processes, in part, through John and Shaun's efforts, but this has not been used to improve their own or the group's functioning.

2. This team could be categorized as a problem solving team, in that the group is comprised of equals who are sharing the work (theoretically) but have little responsibility. Overall I would categorize it as a dysfunctional team. In some parts it is a cross functional team in that the team only works together to solve this project, and team members are supposedly pooling their resources to complete the project.

3. The dysfunctions of the team are many but one of the primary problems is free riding. Craig is not an active member, and to leave Shaun and John to do the work at the last minute is wrong. In addition, there is an absence of trust: Craig didn't show up for the meeting, Brigitte and Aliyah had not completed their assignments and not with quality work. Furthermore, there is a difference in the level of commitment to the group, little coordination, very little interaction, and overall disinterest on several team members' part. On the night of the meeting Craig did ...

Solution provided by:
Sally Baldwin, Ed.D
Education
  • BA, University of Southern California
  • MSS, United States Sports Academy
  • Ed.D, Boise State University
Recent Feedback
  • "Thk u"
  • "Thank you!:)"
  • "Thank you!:)"
  • "Thank you!:)"
  • "Thank you!:)"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
MS Word 2010-Tricky Features

These questions are based on features of the previous word versions that were easy to figure out, but now seem more hidden to me.

Operations Management

This quiz tests a student's knowledge about Operations Management

Social Media: Pinterest

This quiz introduces basic concepts of Pinterest social media

Cost Concepts: Analyzing Costs in Managerial Accounting

This quiz gives students the opportunity to assess their knowledge of cost concepts used in managerial accounting such as opportunity costs, marginal costs, relevant costs and the benefits and relationships that derive from them.

SWOT

This quiz will test your understanding of the SWOT analysis, including terms, concepts, uses, advantages, and process.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Lessons Learned Report for Project Management

    The project coordinator was able to acquire the case studies at a reduced rate. The professors all integrated the lessons and overview of the cases studies.

  • Annual Budget

    The office manager of the PR department is shocked at how much they will have to pay for copying. He has decided that his department will use Kinkos for all of its 77,500 copies.

  • Cooperative project ideas

    This can also serve as a fundraiser: every student who contributes a story to the book gets a free copy, and additional copies for gifts and family members can be sold to raise funds to support the project the next time.

  • Projects' success characteristics features

    Planning software development, estimates, staged development, requirements capture, and risk and change management control procedures, business case studies, user interface prototypes and overall project control.

  • Teambuilding project coaching

    Suggest two (2) key ways in which the proposed teamwork project would affect organizational performance. The teamwork project would allow the group to see how teamwork functions and how to decide on roles.

  • The Recruitment Process for Salespeople

    Please provide an example of a successful project and what type of role and/or roles did you play in this project. 2. Please explain what teamwork means to you 3.

  • Teamwork: Design, Purpose and Benefits

    Instead of having a few individuals, who may have very similar viewpoints on the project to be accomplished, the benefits of teamwork include the ability to present different alternatives and perspectives on the project - which often leads to discussion

  • TeamWork in Project Management

    265075 Project Management: How to deal with Pete who doesn't always 'play nice' You are the project manager on a major project. You have a team member -Pete - who always does his assignments on time and always of the highest quality.

  • What is teamwork?

    652598 What is teamwork? Explain the benefits of teamwork in the workplace. Teamwork is individuals working together with a common aim to complete a project and bring success to the company.

View More Related Solutions