BUS 482 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Eval, Multiple Dispatch, Full-Time Equivalent

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 482
• Professor: Jim Utley

Document Summary

Team = 2+ ppl interact dynamically & interdependently, & share common & valued goal/objective/mission. Teams do not have to be permanent. Team members do not have to be in same geo location. Mitigate global competition by improving products & services & increase productivity. Provide greater flexibility for orgs who have become flatter (thru downsizing & restructuring) Orgs can reduce # of hierarchical levels. Req diverse talents, no indiv can surpass team talent. Able to respond more quickly & more effectively to changes than indivs working alone. Teams do not nec. outperform indiv performance. Orgs should manage indiv performance indiv"s contribution to team. 2: performance of team as a whole. Possible dangers of poorly implemented team performance sys. Conditions nec. for team performance management to lead to improved team performance. Processes involved in performance of team relatively unconstrained by other req of task/org. I. e. org should not restrain amount of effort/skill team members can invest in.