GBA 6761 - Business Analytics Challenges I: Innovation & Idea Development, Team Science (1)

Work effectively in cross -functional teams. Nature of teams- types of groups and teams, team objectives, roles, norms, and rules. Team stages of development. Team characteristics and how they affect team functioning. Team cohesiveness, factors affecting team cohesiveness, its advantages and disadvantages. Role of conformity and deviance in team performance. Team task interdependence and decision-making Effective communication and conflict management in teams. Design thinking, creative problem solving and innovation in teams.

Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 3 lecture/discussions
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once