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    Why Have Teams Become So Popular

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    Why

    Why Have
    Have Teams
    Teams Become
    Become So
    So Popular
    Popular

    Teams typically outperform individuals.


    Teams use employee talents better.
    Teams are more flexible and responsive to
    changes in the environment.
    Teams facilitate employee involvement.
    Teams are an effective way to democratize and
    organization and increase motivation.
    Difference
    Difference
    Individual Collective
    Performance Performance
    Strong focused Shared Leadership
    leader goals
    Individually Mutual
    accountability Accountability
    Random and Complementary
    varied skills skills
    Neutral and Positive synergy
    sometime negative

    2005 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 92


    Team
    Team Versus
    Versus Group:
    Group: Whats
    Whats the
    the Difference
    Difference
    Work Group
    A group that interacts primarily to share
    information and to make decisions to help
    each group member perform within his or her
    area of responsibility.

    Work Team
    A group whose individual efforts result in a
    performance that is greater than the sum of
    the individual inputs.
    Types
    Types of
    of Teams
    Teams

    Problem-Solving Teams
    Groups of 5 to 12 employees from the same
    department who meet for a few hours each
    week to discuss ways of improving quality,
    efficiency, and the work environment.

    Self-Managed Work Teams


    Groups of 10 to 15 people who take on the
    responsibilities of their former supervisors.
    Types
    Types of
    of Teams
    Teams (contd)
    (contd)
    Cross-Functional Teams
    Employees from about the same hierarchical
    level, but from different work areas, who
    come together to accomplish a task.
    Task forces

    Committee
    s
    Types
    Types of
    of Teams
    Teams (contd)
    (contd)

    Virtual Teams
    Teams that use computer technology to tie
    together physically dispersed members in
    order to achieve a common goal.

    Team
    TeamCharacteristics
    Characteristics
    1.1. The
    Theabsence
    absenceofofparaverbal
    paraverbaland
    andnonverbal
    nonverbalcues
    cues
    2.2. AAlimited
    limitedsocial
    socialcontext
    context
    3.3. The
    Theability
    abilityto
    toovercome
    overcometime
    timeand
    andspace
    spaceconstraints
    constraints
    Creating
    Creating Effective
    Effective Teams:
    Teams: Diversity
    Diversity

    Group Demography
    The degree to which members of a group
    share a common demographic attribute, such
    as age, sex, race, educational level, or length
    of service in the organization, and the impact
    of this attribute on turnover.

    Cohorts
    Individuals who, as part of a group, hold a
    common attribute.
    Turning
    Turning Individuals
    Individuals Into
    Into Team
    Team Players
    Players
    The Challenges
    Overcoming individual resistance to team
    membership.
    Countering the influence of individualistic cultures.
    Introducing teams in an organization that has
    historically valued individual achievement.
    Shaping Team Players
    Selecting employees who can fulfill their team roles.
    Training employees to become team players.
    Reworking the reward system to encourage
    cooperative efforts while continuing to recognize
    individual contributions.
    Teams
    Teams and
    and Quality
    Quality Management
    Management
    Team Effectiveness and Quality Management
    Requires That Teams:
    1. Are small enough to be efficient and effective.
    2. Are properly trained in required skills.
    3. Allocated enough time to work on problems.
    4. Are given authority to resolve problems and
    take corrective action.
    5. Have a designated champion to call on when
    needed.

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