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This 8-page paper discusses why teams seem central to today's organizations, and problems in team implementation. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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made at the top and sent down the chain to employees, who were expected to act on those rules and request without question.
However, as businesses began operating on a more national and international basis, it was found that the manager-run, department/division model of a corporation was a little too cumbersome.
It took too long to get things decided and approved with this model, meaning corporations lost much of their competitive advantages. This is when the concept of work teams, or
"teaming" took place. The proponents of work teams are very passionate about how great these teams are. They explain that pulling together
like-minded individuals with a strong leader helps an organization with innovation and flexibility. These proponents point out a vision of kind of a corporate utopia; a company that has a
huge competitive advantage because it can get things done a lot more quickly, thanks to teams. The problem is, the business literature
is also filled with cases of teams and teamwork that failed because of the team members involved and the corporate structure in which these teams operated. The concept of team-driven
processes was a great dream, but many companies realized that implementation of these concepts was fast becoming a nightmare. In this paper,
well discuss the concept of teams in corporations, determine why organizations use them, and then explain some of the problems inherent in team implementation and functioning. Teams and Organizations:
An Overview What, exactly, are teams? Furthermore, why have they become so prevalent in the business culture?
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