MHR 522 Lecture 6: Organizational Behaviour II Chapter 8
27 Nov 2017
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What are teams: groups of two or more people, exist to fulfill a purpose, mutually accountable for achieving common goals-influence each other, perceive themselves to be a team. Teams that consist of employees who have similar or complementary skills and are located in the same unit of a functional structure; usually minimal task interdependence because each person works with employees in other departments. Typically multiskilled (employees have diverse competencies), team members collectively produce a common product/service or. Usually multiskilled, temporary teams whose assignment is to solve a problem, realize an opportunity, or design a product or service. Similar to task forces, these highly skilled teams are formed for a short duration and given considerable autonomy to resolve an urgent problem or opportunity, such as solving an emergency or crisis. Teams that provide recommendations to decision makers; include committees, advisory councils, work councils, and review panels; may be temporary, but often permanent, some with frequent rotation of members.
