ORGS 2010 Lecture 7: The Comparative Advantage of X.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 2010
• Professor: Frank Miller

Document Summary

Teams should not be inwardly focused and lack flexibility: need to extend focus and outreach to both internal and external stakeholders; even those in different departments of a company. Important components of x teams: reason for success: external activity. Members manage across boundaries; outreach activities can be shared by the leader or everyone in the team. Need to ensure that most relevant competency is ability to lobby for resources with top management: also need to reach out those with knowledge and information to apply resources effectively. Task coordination: used for managing lateral connections across functions and interdependencies with other units: push other groups to follow through on commitments so that they team can meet its deadlines. Scouting: helps team gather info located throughout the company and the industry: involves lateral and downward searches, essential to investigate markets, new tech. and competitor activities, extensive ties. Essential to have a connection with outsides.