... In the contemporary world, teamwork has been an important way in organizational practice. It is applied to over 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies (Joinson, 2000) and widely used in most of countries at present. A team is described as “a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable” (Katzenbach and Smith, 1993: 113). In the teamwork, the concerted efforts of its members can generate positive synergy (Robbins and Judge, 2006) and improve organizational performance (Delarue et al, 2008). However, some negative aspects of teamwork also impact on the performance and behavior of a team (Mullins, 2006). This essay will discuss both negative and positive effects of teamwork via several contemporary examples, and conclude that positive aspects outweigh the negative aspects in the perspective of its impact on the whole team. Negative Effects of Teamwork Some researchers argue that teamwork has certain negative effects on performance and behavior of a team (Mullins, 2006). Social loafing and groupthink are two of the adverse aspects that result from teamwork. Social loafing is the phenomenon that individuals exert less effort in teamwork than they do alone (Karau and Williams, 1993). The reason is that the contribution of each member cannot measure accurately in a team, so individuals tend to hide inside a team and reduce their efforts (Robbins...
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...Kecia Edwards April 2014 IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY This paper focuses on effective teamwork and how important it is for the automobile industry. This Industry is very fast moving and one false decision can cost millions of dollars for the company and can cost thousands of peoples jobs in case that the company goes bankrupt. The carmakers are on search for every cent that they can safe during the research, development, and also during the production process of a new vehicle. Of course, there are different ways to cut the cost in this industry. One way would be to use cheap and low-quality metals, another way would be to use cheap and less skilled employees. However the problem with these two approaches would be that they would harm the quality of the final product. The customer usually wants a high quality car for a low price and also low using cost. Therefore, the idea of using cheap and low quality metals, and also assembling the car by using unskilled and cheap labor, would finally result in the loss of customers and therefore the loss of business. The right way to do it is to find the right balance between price and quality. This right balance is very important for the companies and effective teamwork helps them to accomplish this goal. If a company does not use its resources in the most effective way and also does not use effective teamwork, then it will eventually suffer from its decisions. For example Saab, a company that hat to close its...
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...Introduction Effective leadership creates successful teamwork; it’s the formula that every leader must understand in order to win in the 21st century. The relationship between the effectiveness of an individual as a leader and the creation of successful teamwork becomes the secret of a successful business. Effective leaders understand more than ever the importance of teamwork in the corporate organization and how the concept can impact every winning element of the organization. The relationships between team members and how leadership competencies can harmonize these people toward a specific goal become the foundation of all leadership development and people management programs. The Chattanooga Ice Cream Division has been faced with a decline in sales for five consecutive years, leading the family-controlled business to a financial crisis. The team at Chattanooga is very dysfunctional; they exhibit a lack of candor, they are high in conflict and disrespectful of each other, and they exhibit avoidance issues with accountability. Team members seem to always lay blame on other members. Leadership needs to convey that teamwork is a must, and this should be a sustainable teamwork approach to help ensure no further loss in the business. Team Dysfunctions The Chattanooga Ice Cream Team is dysfunctional for several reasons. Some of those reasons are related to the team members themselves, and others are related to the leadership. The team is suffering from an absence of candor, lack of...
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...Teamwork Arq6426 Organizational Behavior October 10th, 2011 Table of Contents Introduction pg. 3 Discussion pg. 5 Organizational Design and Team Structure pg. 5 Why Teams? pg. 6 Team Roles pg. 8 Teamwork Model pg.10 Collaboration; Advantages and Disadvantages pg.12 Conclusion pg.14 References pg.15 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Teamwork Introduction A recent study performed by the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK determined that people are a fundamental building block within any organization and the only point at which true responsibility for quality can lie is with the person or group actually doing a job or carrying out the process (Department of Trade and Industry, 2011). Managers must determine how to group people together in order to perform the work needed done by the organization (Kates & Galbraith, 2007). The five most common approaches managers may take to do so include: * Functional * Divisional * Matrix * Team * Networking The importance of recognizing the structure of an organization may have a direct impact upon the end results of collaboration and the teamwork model and why the organization may well choose teamwork as an approach to meeting its needs. Indeed, workplace collaboration may be an instrumental part of the decision making process within organizations; at the same time, the very act of collaborating and the process of team building...
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...Importance of a Team Sara Marrow HCS 325 Monday August, 13, 2012 Dr. Robert Perdue Importance of a Team Background I work for a large healthcare organization. Within the organization I run a very busy call center. I feel that within the organization we need to create teams. These teams will help us stay organized with the ideas, goals and long term planning we are trying to work through. Objective As the manager of a busy call center, I have found that the volume of calls has doubled over the past year. We are suffering in our customer service and efficiency. I will propose that by adding the extra teams and with proper training we will increase our efficiency and customer service. We need to create teams to expand our call center. Goals I feel that teams are important in healthcare. The teams help us meet and be successful with the task at hand. Health care teams consisting of doctors, nurses, health educators, administrators, and various other professionals not including patients and consumers are effective in their own right. Another positive effect of working in teams involves learning opportunities for the health care professionals. Methods Members of a team must engage in both task work and teamwork processes to achieve their common goal. Task work is the component of the individual member’s performance independent of interaction with other members. Teamwork is the interdependent component of performance necessary to effectively...
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...of effective teams: a literature review Characteristics of effective teams: a literature review SHARON MICKAN AND SYLVIA RODGER Sharon Mickan is a PhD student and Sylvia Rodger is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at The University of Queensland. Sharon holds a NH&MRC Public Health Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Abstract Effective healthcare teams often elude consistent definition because of the complexity of teamwork. Systems theory offers a dynamic view of teamwork, in which input conditions are transformed via optimum throughput processes into maximal output. This article describes eighteen characteristics of effective teams across input conditions and teamwork processes, which have been identified from the literature. Background Research into team effectiveness has traditionally searched for characteristics of effective teams. Quantitative evaluations of specific interventions have largely been inconclusive and emphasised the need for further research (Schwartzmann 1986). The complexity of team functioning precludes reducing teams to their least number of components. Rather, a systems theory approach recognises the relationships and interdependence between and within teams. Given the importance of teamwork to delivering healthcare, a better understanding of how teams function effectively will be invaluable for educating and developing teams. This article will summarise and evaluate characteristics that create and maintain teams in healthcare...
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...Effective Teamwork A Best Practice Guide for the Construction Industry Innovation s Best Practice s Productivity Constructing Excellence is driving forward productivity improvements in the UK construction industry through a set of integrated programmes focused on delivering process, product and cultural changes. The key objectives of Constructing Excellence are to improve performance through increased productivity and competitiveness; to improve the industry’s image by changing its culture, developing its people and engaging better with communities and customers; and to engage and take action with individuals, businesses, organisations and industry associations. This guide demonstrates how teamwork can be an important tool in achieving Constructing Excellence objectives. Drawing from the management literature on teamwork, together with original research, the guide examines various aspects of setting up and managing teams, with practical examples from the construction industry and a useful team self-assessment tool. Effective Teamwork was prepared for Constructing Excellence by Eclipse Research Consultants. For details of how to contact the authors see the inside back cover of this guide. Illustrations were by Gerry Armstrong (gerry.armstrong@virgin.net). For more information about Constructing Excellence, please see: www.constructingexcellence.org.uk Or call our helpdesk on 0845 605 5556. 2 Effective Teamwork Contents Introduction ...
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...Teamwork There are two ways of spreading light : to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it GOOSE - G is for GOAL The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! People who are part of a team and share a common direction get there quicker and easier because they are traveling on trust of one another and they support each other all the way. GOOSE - O is for ORGANISED If we have as much sense as a goose we will stay in formation and share information with those who are headed the same way we are going. The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! GOOSE - O is for OPTIMUM The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! It pays to share leadership and take turns during hard jobs GOOSE - S is for SUPPORT The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other when things get rough The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! GOOSE - E is for ENCOURAGE Words of support and inspiration help energize those in the front line through the day to day pressures Message from a Goose It is a reward, a challenge, and a privilege to be a contributing member of a TEAM The sense of a goose! The sense of a goose! What is the difference between A Team Committed to shared goals Contributes to procedures Climate of cooperation Open and honest with each other Conflict is constructive and A Group Committed to individual goals Waits for procedures Climate of competition Careful and cautious...
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...Effective Teamwork A Best Practice Guide for the Construction Industry Innovation s Best Practice s Productivity Constructing Excellence is driving forward productivity improvements in the UK construction industry through a set of integrated programmes focused on delivering process, product and cultural changes. The key objectives of Constructing Excellence are to improve performance through increased productivity and competitiveness; to improve the industry’s image by changing its culture, developing its people and engaging better with communities and customers; and to engage and take action with individuals, businesses, organisations and industry associations. This guide demonstrates how teamwork can be an important tool in achieving Constructing Excellence objectives. Drawing from the management literature on teamwork, together with original research, the guide examines various aspects of setting up and managing teams, with practical examples from the construction industry and a useful team self-assessment tool. Effective Teamwork was prepared for Constructing Excellence by Eclipse Research Consultants. For details of how to contact the authors see the inside back cover of this guide. Illustrations were by Gerry Armstrong (gerry.armstrong@virgin.net). For more information about Constructing Excellence, please see: www.constructingexcellence.org.uk Or call our helpdesk on 0845 605 5556. 2 Effective Teamwork Contents Introduction ...
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...4.1 Group Behavior and Nature of Groups In an organization there are different groups and these groups act distinct to each other. A group is a number of people or things that are placed together. However there are different definitions given by different authors in defining what a group is. According to author Charles Handy he defined a group as ‘any collection of people who recognizes themselves to be a group.’(1993) On the other hand Marvin Shaw, he defined a group as ‘a group is defined as two or more people who collaborate with one another in a sense that each person persuades and is persuaded by each other.’(1981) Generally groups are categorized into two main types named as Formal and Informal groups. Formal group is a type of group that is well-structured and a group established by management, subordinates or by representatives of an organization. These types of groups are established to take care of a particular task. The prime function of a formal group is to further the objectives and aims of the organization as introduced in mission statements and policies. Normally these types of groups work under a single supervisor. The following are the types of Formal groups, * Command Groups; this is a type of group in which individuals report to a given manager. In other words this is a group containing both managers and their subordinates. * Committee Groups; Committee groups are more of a formal working group. In this type of formal group individuals...
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...their team often or frequently encountered medical errors because of lack of equipments (52%), lack of training/experience (47%), lack of teamwork skills (44%), communication breakdown (45%), Lack of planning, failure in decision making, conflict within team members, failure in patient’s information sharing (37%), lack of collaboration within team members (36%), conflict with other teams (31%), delegation of authority (28%), weakness in controlling team members(26%) and lack of following guidelines...
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...ID number: 0989700 ID number: 0989681 ID number: 0955679 TERM PAPER - AUTONOMY vs TEAMWORK IN SALESPERSON`s FUTURE PERFORMANCE - Hand-in date: 21.11.2015 Campus: BI Oslo Examination code and name: GRA 6441 Sales & Sales Force Management Programme: Master of Science in Strategic Marketing Management CONTENT Problem definition................................................................................................3 Literature review..................................................................................................4 Teamwork.............................................................................................................4 Autonomy.............................................................................................................8 Conclusions – our opinion..................................................................................12 References...........................................................................................................18 PROBLEM IN “Measuring and Managing a Salesperson`s Future Value of the Firm” by V.Kumar, Sarang Sunder, and Robert P. Leone (2014 Journal of Marketing Research) Businesses are moving from a product-centric to a customer-centric view and from a backward looking to a forward-looking strategic perspective, so sales organizations must adapt to the ever-changing marketplace to maximize performance. Given the dynamic and extremely...
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...“Strengths exhibited in the assignment:” | “Click here to enter text.” | “Areas of weakness in the assignment, and ways in which the work could be improved:” | “Click here to enter text.” | “Additional comments:” | “Click here to enter text.” | “First Assessor’s Initials” | “Click here to enter text.” | “Date” | “Click here or from” “the dropdown to” “enter a date.” | “Indicative” “Mark %” | “Click here to enter” “percentage” | “Second Assessor’s Initials” | “Click here to enter text.” | “Date” | “Click here or from” “the dropdown to” “enter a date.” | “(Subject to Module Board Agreement)”“(Before any penalty applied)” | Personal Learning Journal Part A: With the development of globalization, the required of abilities in a team or group is increasing day by day. It is the field where professional skills occurred more and more necessary. So what is the globalization? It is defined that as an appearance during human society’s development. Globalization often refers to the growing worldwide relations, and human life on the basic of global scale development. In other word, it is the rise of global consciousness. (Pieterse J N, 2009) A large amount of countries interdepend in the political, trade, culture and economic. Globalization of the world can also be regard as a global compression and as a whole. After the 1990s, individuals pay more attentions to the effect of globalization of the world on the human society, while many researches of political, educational, social...
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...published 9/97 Towards Flexible Teamwork Milind Tambe Information Sciences Institute and Computer Science Department University of Southern California 4676 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292, USA tambe@isi.edu Many AI researchers are today striving to build agent teams for complex, dynamic multi-agent domains, with intended applications in arenas such as education, training, entertainment, information integration, and collective robotics. Unfortunately, uncertainties in these complex, dynamic domains obstruct coherent teamwork. In particular, team members often encounter di ering, incomplete, and possibly inconsistent views of their environment. Furthermore, team members can unexpectedly fail in ful lling responsibilities or discover unexpected opportunities. Highly exible coordination and communication is key in addressing such uncertainties. Simply tting individual agents with precomputed coordination plans will not do, for their in exibility can cause severe failures in teamwork, and their domain-speci city hinders reusability. Our central hypothesis is that the key to such exibility and reusability is providing agents with general models of teamwork. Agents exploit such models to autonomously reason about coordination and communication, providing requisite exibility. Furthermore, the models enable reuse across domains, both saving implementation e ort and enforcing consistency. This article presents one general, implemented model of teamwork, called STEAM. The basic building...
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...Importance of Teams Prepared for Jeffery Dodd Senior Vice President, Research and Development The Phoenix Health Organization Prepared by Nadia Williams Vice President, Marketing Lake Financial October 1, 2012 Proposal Number: LF10-01 Phoenix Health Organization A Business Proposal on the Importance of Teams Executive Summary Background The Phoenix Health Organization, is organization that cares and enhances patient care along with an excellence in teamwork. With having such we have expanded into new heights of health care.We have recently over the past couple of years added a call center, business park, and adult day center which has set business to multiply ensuring all ends are criteria is met within the organization. We are now up to expand our business even more and maybe hire addtional staff if the budget allows using the 5- step planning process to careful choose the candidates and make a decision. Objective/Goals The general manager of the call center in a health care organization will have additional department efficiencies and customer service satisfaction improvements. Because of high volume of calls that has doubled over the past year and not acquiring the budget to hire additional excess staff the extra $20,000 will assist in providing improvements to the efficiencies and customer satisfactory training. This is a proposal stating a 5-step planning process in describing the improvements through focusing on teamwork. ...
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