The importance of teamwork in an organisation

Running head : Team Work in Organizations

Team Work in Organizations

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Groups of people with slight or no supervision that work together to achieve common goals are teams , they are better at dealing with productivity and quality issues (Levi , 2007 )The types of teams include formal teams that are formed by the management in a proper and prescribed manner . Vertical teams consist of a manager and subordinates under his chain of command in a

team . While a horizontal team consists of members across the organization , this type of team considers the organization as a whole rather than just one department , which was the case evident in vertical teams . Additionally this type of team is formed for a longer period of time Task force consists of a group of people across the organization , these teams are formed for a small duration and look towards completing an assignment and then dispersing (Aguinis 2008

Teams focus on a collective style of working where the team members work together to achieve common goals . In teams the synergy level is positive , that is the performance of the team is greater than the individual efforts . The self managed teams are linked with empowerment empowering employees enables them to participate better in team decision making processes (Housel , 2001 )Leaders should facilitate and gain the trust of these teams rather than try to control and dictate to them This allows instant action...