ORGS 2010 Lecture 7: Teams in Organizations.docx

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

Document Summary

Being a good team players involves direct experience in teams and understanding team processes based on decades of research. Virtual teams: members are scattered across different physical locations. Cross-organizational boundaries teams: include people from suppliers, customers and/or contractors. How shared identity is developed, how decisions are made, how activities are coordinated, how trust is developed are all crucial activities. Organizational context has influence on way teams are set up and how tasks are assigned. Interactions between tams determines how well teams will perform. Bridging fault lines reading examines paradox that large global companies have turned to diverse teams to address complex tasks; this has disrupted internal communication and interaction. Hbr article: discusses how team effectiveness is shaped by ways teams interact with organizations in which they are embedded. Need to develop a realistic work plan, improve communication and agree on clear metrics to measure performance to solve any problem.