A Virtual Team at T. A. Stearns

Tom Andrews, Cy Crane, Marge Dector and Megan Harris are all part of a police squad because they cooperatively work towards the success of their small organization through the actualisation of their common goals and interests.Although their immediate common denominator is being part of a throng that T.A. Stearns relies on for innovative programming, each members desire to arrest lenient working hours and flexible working aloofness also gels them together to work cohesively. In fact, they do already stepped beyond working transaction into the grounds of true friendship because they have learned to cover up for each others misgivings to be able to achieve their aims and goals.2. Has anyone in this case acted unethically?All of them, without any exception, violated their political partys trust. This was done by concealing their new work innovation that gave them supernumerary hours for personal time.Although it can be said that they have saved the follow money by not asking f or their reward for another superior time-saving invention, what they have done is like stealing. The company could have saved much money by lessening their working hours but they let the company pay them unknowingly.3. What, if any, characteristics of groupthink are manifested in the work squad?One of the powers that the practical(prenominal) team was already suffering from groupthink is their high moral stance. The members believed that they could cover up their time cheating strategy and collectively assumed that it was okay to curb their innovation a secret so that they can have more than time to themselves.They redden worked together to plan out how they can sell their company by coordinating on their reports and schedules. The team had begun to think that they were smarter than their bosses.Another indicator of group think was their arrogance regarding their working style. The group had taken self-conceit in their ability to have flexible time and working space compar ed to most people but this should not have given them the crusade to scoff at those who have chosen to work differently.The most demonstrable indicator of group think is their move to keep information even from their leader.4. Has Dave been an effective team leader?Yes he has for he was very law-abiding of his team. He knew the members fairly enough to judge that there was something amiss and that he needed to get to the bottom of it right away. He was also a good leader because he immediately discussed his concerns with Cy.5. What should Dave do now?Dave would have to reveal the virtual teams new discovery to stop number management before the executives hear it through the grapevine. If I were in his shoes, I would reveal the innovation by presenting it as something the virtual team had experimented on for some time to ensure its effectiveness. This way, Dave not only saves his virtual team but also gets a probable pat in the covering from management for doing a good job.