1. Groups and work teams

Identify whether each of the examples below best represents a group, a work team, or a virtual team.

ExampleGroupWork TeamVirtual Team Employees at the Shell Oil Company are located all over the world. When Shell discovers a new oil-bearing site, it requires input from people in many different countries and at many different institutions to develop the best plan for harvesting that oil. The developers are fortunate, however, because they can easily communicate online and share their expertise with each other. Salespeople at Data Inc. are paid on commission. They work individually, but their boss combines their sales results each quarter to see how the company is doing. You play rugby with an amazing crowd! You all have your own skills, but each one of you contributes something special to winning a game and you all work together to make it happen. Everybody feels like a leader because rugby players want input from all of their teammates. And youre all accountable to each other