| CODE | MGT1061 | ||||||
| TITLE | Team Dynamics and Leadership | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Business and Enterprise Management | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit shall comprise of a number of topics of relevance to team dynamics. It will relate these dynamics from a leadership perspective. In light of this, the study-unit shall comprise of the following: - Introduction to team dynamics; - The Individual and the group; - Leadership in team behavior; - Formation of groups and subtle dynamics; - Cohesion and development in view of performance; - Structure of teams; - Influence, Power and Conflict in teams; - Decision-making; - Performance issues in teams; - Intergroup relations and context. Study-unit Aims: The Study-Unit has three specific aims: - To support the development of a knowledgeable and evidence-based opinion about team dynamics and separate myth from fact; - To generate discussion about the criticality of specific team behaviours on performance and team effectiveness; - To develop insights about the quality of leadership in the context of team dysfunctions and their improvement. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Distinguish between individual and team performance; - Describe the concepts related to team dynamics like 'cohesion', 'group think', 'influence' and 'power'; - Understand complex human behaviour in teams; - Appreciate the central role of leadership in effective teams. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess dimensions that predict the level of team effectiveness; - Relate complex team dynamics to real life / case-study scenarios; - Articulate specific management practices that impact on team behavior. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Suggested Texts: - Chelminski, R. (2005) The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine, New York: Penguin Group. - Forsyth, D. R. (2014). Group Dynamics (6th edition). Cengage Learning, Wadsworth. - Orwell, G. (2001) Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Penguin Books Ltd. - Zetie, S. (1994) 'The tyrannical chef: A barrier to TQM?', International Journal of Contemporay Hospitality Management, vol. 6, no. 1,2, p. 42. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Case Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Clifton Lewis |
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