Article One discussion

Question: What are the effects of relationship conflicts on the performance of the team members and the team as a whole?

According to the authors, the conflict among the team members in the organizational atmosphere will always negatively on the overall performance of the teams. The social psychological research has been conducted by the author to find out the ways this problem can be countered effectively (Lount Jr et al., 2015). There might be some incompatibilities among the team members and the lack of team work lies as the main reason for this kind of trouble. The problem of cultural diversity is the most crucial reason that the teams are not able to perform properly indeed (Lount Jr et al., 2015). This is the common belief among the lay people and social identities should be defined properly to find out the positive outcomes for the scenario.

Article Two discussion

Question: What are the reasons and mitigations to the problem of group error?

In the article, the authors have described about the inception of the concept of ‘group think’ and the probable challenges that it has faced since then. This theory had come into effect by the efforts of Irving Janis (Sunstein & Hastie, 2014). However, there are two reasons as to why the groups are not able to perform as per their best expectations. The failure of the informational signals prevents the groups to work smoothly. Another cause for the failures of the group is reputational pressures (Sunstein & Hastie, 2014). If the members of the groups are able to rectify some of their biases, some positive outcomes might be seen within the organizational context.

Reference List

Lount Jr, R. B., Sheldon, O. J., Rink, F., & Phillips, K. W. (2015). Biased perceptions of racially diverse teams and their consequences for resource support. Organization Science, 26(5), 1351-1364.

Sunstein, C. R., & Hastie, R. (2014). Making dumb groups smarter. Harvard business review, 92(12), 19.