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1
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Burnout is a multi-dimensional stress syndrome

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1) Emotional exhaustion
2) Depersonalization (Cynicism, Mental Distancing)
3) Reduced personal accomplishment

2
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Burnout is a psychological condition that is

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Rooted in a specific historial and socio-cultural context

3
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Work engagement

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1) Vigor
2) Dedication
3) Absorption

4
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It is important to consider simultaneously both negative (burnout) and positive (work engagement) states at work

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The effect of one measure cannot be reduced to that of the other one

5
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Experiences at work

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Are particularly important for the individual’s overall level of well-being and mental health in the long-term

6
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Depersonalization

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Characterizes a distant and callous attitude toward one’s job. The individual is demotivated and withdraws from his/her work.

7
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Diversity

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Distribution of differences among the members of a unit with respect to a common attribute

8
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Diversity consists of

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1) Separation
2) Variety
3) Disparity

9
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Separation outcomes

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Reduced cohesiveness, more interpersonal conflict, distrust, decreased task performance

10
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Variety outcomes

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Greater creativity, innovation, higher decision quality, more task conflict, increased unit flexibility

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Disparity outcomes

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More within-unit competition, resentful deviance, reduced member input, withdrawal.

12
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The unit is an informational processing instrument for the organization

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The unit senses, evaluates, and responds in ways that are designed to be adaptive to the environment

13
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Separation reflects

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Stand point or position

14
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Variety reflects

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Information

15
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Disparity reflects

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Possession

16
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Upper echelons theory (UET)

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Directors differ in their cognitive frames, and these cognitive frames, in turn, influence firm outcomes

17
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Diverse groups outperform homogeneous groups

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Due to their tendency to engage in deep discussions of disparate knowledge and information, and to integrate this knowledge and information

18
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Goal accomplishment

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This perception is important in determining how well a team will make use of feedback-related catalysts for collective cognition

19
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Negative feedback from leaders, even if accurate, can produce

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Dissatisfaction and frustration in this situation

20
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Constructive conflict

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Prompts examination activities (negotiating, interpreting, and evaluating knowledge) and enables consensus (agreement within the team) which results in better integration of knowledge into action (accommodation activities)

21
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Decision-making roles (Autonomy)

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When roles are clearly defined, each member understands where expertise, responsibility, and accountability lie within the team.

22
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If the team is not aware of its responsibilities (believing it has less autonomy)

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This may result in inaction on the part of the team, which should pose a greater hindrance to team performance

23
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Leader-team perceptual distance

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Differences between a leader and a team in perceptions of he same social stimulus

24
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Individual differences

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Variations in experience, personality, and cognitive complexity

25
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The perceptual process influences

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1) Interests
2) Values
3) Mental scripts

26
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Phases of collective cognition

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1) Accumulation
2) Interaction
3) Examination
4) Accomodation

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Accumulation

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Acquire

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Interaction

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Structuring

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Examination

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Negotiate

30
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Accomodation

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Decide

31
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Catalysts

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Feedback received about performance, recognition of conflict among members, and clarification of decision-making roles

32
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A leader can assist a team in making use of catalysts

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But if the leader and the team do not have common perceptions of relevant phenomena, they are unlikely to take advantage of them

33
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Content issues

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Include such substantive concerns as incompatible goals and priorities, differences about appropriate means to achieve ends, and the sharing of scarce resources

34
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Emotional issues

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Involve feelings such as anger, frustration, or hurt that often arise from normative expectations and judgments about the other person’s behavior

35
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Key variables:

1) Importance
2) Urgency of the impacts

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In terms of:

1) Abilities to solve conflicts
2) Motivation to resolve it and implement the appropriate solutions

36
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Sources of conflicts

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1) Information
2) Goals
3) Values

37
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Types of conflict

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1) Task-based conflict
2) Relationship conflict
3) Process conflict

38
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Direct use of power side effects

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1) Negative feelings toward the leader
2) People temporarily hide their true opinions
3) Disrupting group cohesion

39
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Benefits of indirect power

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1) The group tends to make better decisions and in general to have a higher quality interaction
2) Direct power displays by leaders tent to create a negative interpersonal atmosphere in the group

40
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Strategies for indirect power

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1) Structuring the group
2) Directing an inclusive group process
3) Managing external boundaries

41
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The challenge for leaders is

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To facilitate beneficial task conflict while minimizing harm to the interpersonal relationships between group members

42
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Individual strategies

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Represents methods or plans that people choose to achieve a goal or solve a problem

43
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Coping

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Changing cognitive and behavioral efforts developed for managing the specific external and/or internal demands judged as exceeding or surpassing the individual’s own resources

44
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Recovery strategies

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1) Psychological Detachment
2) Relaxation
3) Social activities

45
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Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC)

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Selecting the goals to pursue
Optimizing and using goal-relevant means
Using compensatory means