Brenda wants to create teams in her office that perform well and have members who are dedicated to their team. What can she do to try to make performance and commitment as high as possible within her teams?
A) simplify the types of tasks that team members must complete
B) increase opportunities for team members to work independently
C) increase the complexity of the tasks team members must complete
D) require team members to share all information even if it seems unnecessary
E) eliminate concrete guidelines for task completion and procedures within the team

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Team viability, also called team commitment, refers to the likelihood that the team can work together effectively into the future. If the team experience is not satisfying and the members do not feel a bond with one another or with the team itself, members may become disillusioned and focus their energy on activities away from the team. Of course, it's difficult to summarize the relationship between team characteristics and team performance and commitment when there are so many characteristics that can be used to describe teams. But, it turns out that the relationship between task interdependence and team performance is moderately positive. That is, task performance tends to be higher in teams in which members depend on one another and have to coordinate their activities rather than when members work more or less independently.

Brenda Wants to Create Teams in Her Office That Perform