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Managing teams
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Teams
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What Would You Do?
Standard Motor Products makes
aftermarket auto parts
The auto parts market is growing,
but it is very competitive—
and Standard Motor Products is
struggling. Downtime is up, productivity
is down, and costs are up.
The culture is top-down and authoritarian
and the workers dislike each other
Standard Motor Products, Edwardsville, Kansas.
Would the use of teams resolve the problems? If
so, how should teams be paid and managed?
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Why Work Teams?
After reading these sections,
you should be able to:
1. explain the good and bad of using teams.
2. recognize and understand the different kinds of
teams.
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The Good and Bad of Using Teams
Advantages
of Teams
Disadvantages
of Teams
When to Use
And
Not Use Teams
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The Advantages of Teams
1.11.1
Customer SatisfactionCustomer Satisfaction
Product and Service QualityProduct and Service Quality
Speed and Efficiency in Product DevelopmentSpeed and Efficiency in Product Development
Employee Job SatisfactionEmployee Job Satisfaction
Decision MakingDecision Making
Commitment to decisionsCommitment to decisions
More alternate solutionsMore alternate solutionsMultiple perspectivesMultiple perspectives
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The Disadvantages of Teams
1.21.2
Initially High Employee TurnoverInitially High Employee Turnover
Social LoafingSocial Loafing
Disadvantages of
Group Decision Making
Disadvantages of
Group Decision Making
GroupthinkGroupthink
Inefficient meetingsInefficient meetings
Minority dominationMinority domination
Lack of accountabilityLack of accountability
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Doing the Right Thing
Don’t be a Team Slacker—Do Your Share
Slacking on teams is wrong
Slacking hurts a team’s performance
In the real world, team slacking contributes to
lost sales, poorer decisions, lower-quality products,
and lower productivity
Don’t be a Team Slacker—Do Your Share
Slacking on teams is wrong
Slacking hurts a team’s performance
In the real world, team slacking contributes to
lost sales, poorer decisions, lower-quality products,
and lower productivity
1.21.2
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The Disadvantages of Teams
Factors that Encourage People
to Withhold Effort in Teams
1. The presence of someone with expertise
2. The presentation of a compelling argument
3. Lacking confidence in one’s ability to contribute
4. An unimportant or meaningless decision
5. A dysfunctional decision-making climate
Adapted From Exhibit 10.2
1.21.2
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When to Use Teams
There is a clear purpose
The job can’t be done
unless people work
together
Team-based rewards
are possible
Ample resources exist
Teams have authority
There is a clear purpose
The job can’t be done
unless people work
together
Team-based rewards
are possible
Ample resources exist
Teams have authority
USE TEAMS WHEN… DON’T USE TEAMS WHEN…
There is no clear purpose
The job can be done
independently
Only individual-based
rewards exist
Resources are scarce
Management controls
Adapted From Exhibit 10.3
1.31.3
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Kinds of Teams
How Teams
Differ in
Autonomy
How Teams
Differ in
Autonomy
Special Kinds
Of
Teams
Special Kinds
Of
Teams
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Autonomy, the Key Dimension
Traditional
Work
Groups
Traditional
Work
Groups
Employee
Involvement
Teams
Employee
Involvement
Teams
Semi-
autonomous
Work
Groups
Semi-
autonomous
Work
Groups
Self-
managing
Teams
Self-
managing
Teams
Self-
designing
Teams
Self-
designing
Teams
Autonomy
Adapted From Exhibit 10.4
2.12.1
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Special Kinds of Teams
Cross-Functional
Teams
Cross-Functional
Teams
Virtual
Teams
Virtual
Teams
Project
Teams
Project
Teams
2.22.2
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Cross-Functional Teams
Employees from different
functional areas
Attack problems from multiple
perspectives
Generate more ideas and
alternative solutions
Often used in conjunction with
matrix and product
organizational structures
2.22.2
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Tips for Managing
Successful Virtual Teams
Virtual Teams
Select self-starters and strong communicators
Keep the team focused on clear, specific goals
Provide frequent feedback
Keep team upbeat and action-oriented
Periodically bring team members together
Improve communications
Ask team members for feedback on how well
team is working
Empower virtual teams
Adapted From Exhibit 10.5
2.22.2
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Project Teams
Created to complete specific, one-time projects
within a limited time
Often used to develop new products, improve
existing products, roll out new information
systems, or build new factories/offices
Can reduce or eliminate
communication barriers,
and speed up the
design process
Promote flexibility
2.22.2
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Managing Work Teams
After reading these sections,
you should be able to:
3. understand the general characteristics of
work teams.
4. explain how to enhance work team
effectiveness.
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Work Team Characteristics
Team
Size
Team
Size
Team
Conflict
Team
Conflict
Team
Development
Team
Development
Team
Norms
Team
Norms
Team
Cohesiveness
Team
Cohesiveness
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Team Norms
Informally agreed-on standards that regulate
team behavior
Powerful influence on work behavior
Regulate the everyday behaviors of teams
3.13.1
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Team Cohesiveness
The extent to which members are attracted to the
team and motivated to remain in it
Cohesive teams:
retain their members
promote cooperation
have high levels of
performance
3.23.2
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Promoting Team Cohesiveness
1. Make sure all team members are present at team
meetings
2. Create additional opportunities for teammates to
work together
3. Engage in nonwork activities as a team
4. Make employees feel that they are part of a
“special” organization
3.23.2
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What Really Works
Cohesion and Team Performance
Team Performance
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
probability of success 66%
Team Performance with Interdependent Tasks
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
probability of success 73%
Team Performance with Independent Tasks
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
probability of success 60%
3.23.2
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Team Size
Size
Performance
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Team Conflict
C-type Conflict
cognitive conflict
focuses on problems and issues
associated with improvements in team
performance
A-type Conflict
affective conflict
emotional, personal disagreements
associated with decreases in team
performance
Both types often occur simultaneously3.43.4
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How Teams Can Have a Good Fight
Adapted from Exhibit 10.6
1. Work with more, rather than less, information
2. Develop multiple alternatives to enrich debate
3. Establish common goals
4. Inject humor into the workplace
5. Maintain a balance of power
6. Resolve issues without forcing
a consensus
3.43.4
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Stages of Team Development
TeamPerformance
Time
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
De-Norming
De-Storming
De-Forming
Adapted from Exhibit 110.7
3.53.5
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Enhancing Work
Team Effectiveness
TeamTeam
TrainingTraining
TeamTeam
CompensationCompensation
SelectingSelecting
Team MembersTeam Members
SettingSetting
Team Goals andTeam Goals and
PrioritiesPriorities
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Setting Team Goals and Priorities
Team goals enhance
team performance
Goals clarify team priorities
Challenging team goals help
team members to regulate effort
4.14.1
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Requirements for Stretch Goals
to Motivate Team Performance
Teams have a high degree of autonomy
Teams are empowered with control resources
Teams need for structural accommodation
Teams need bureaucratic immunity
4.14.1
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Selecting People for Teamwork
TeamTeam
DiversityDiversity
TeamTeam
DiversityDiversity
TeamTeam
LevelLevel
TeamTeam
LevelLevel
Individualism-Individualism-
CollectivismCollectivism
Individualism-Individualism-
CollectivismCollectivism
4.24.2
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Team Training
ConflictConflictConflictConflict
Interpersonal SkillsInterpersonal SkillsInterpersonal SkillsInterpersonal Skills
Decision MakingDecision Making
and Problem Solvingand Problem Solving
Decision MakingDecision Making
and Problem Solvingand Problem Solving
Technical TrainingTechnical TrainingTechnical TrainingTechnical Training
Training for Team LeadersTraining for Team LeadersTraining for Team LeadersTraining for Team Leaders
4.34.3
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Problems Reported by Team Leaders
1. Confusion about new roles1. Confusion about new roles
2. Feeling they’ve lost control2. Feeling they’ve lost control
3. Not knowing what it means to coach or empower3. Not knowing what it means to coach or empower
4. Having doubts about whether team concept will work4. Having doubts about whether team concept will work
5. Uncertainty about dealing with employees’ doubts5. Uncertainty about dealing with employees’ doubts
6. Confusion about when team is ready for more responsibility6. Confusion about when team is ready for more responsibility
7. Confusion about how to share responsibility and accountability7. Confusion about how to share responsibility and accountability
8. Concern about promotional opportunities8. Concern about promotional opportunities
9. Uncertainty about the strategic aspects of leader’s role
as team matures
9. Uncertainty about the strategic aspects of leader’s role
as team matures
10. Not knowing where to turn for help with team problems10. Not knowing where to turn for help with team problems
Adapted from Exhibit 10.9
4.34.3
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Team Compensation and Recognition
The level of reward must match the level of
performance
Three methods of compensating team
participants:
skill-based pay
gainsharing
nonfinancial rewards
4.44.4
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Team Compensation and Recognition
4.44.4
Exhibit 10.10
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