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A group that interacts primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each group member perform within his or her area of responsibility
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Work group
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Generates positive synergy through coordinated effort. The individual efforts result in a performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs
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Work team
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Groups of 5 to 12 employees from the same department who meet for a few hours each week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency, and the work environment
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Problem-solving teams
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Groups of 10 to 15 people who take on the responsibilities of their former supervisors
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Self-managed work teams
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Employees from about the same hierarchical level, but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task
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Cross-functional teams
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Teams that use computer technology to tie together physically dispersed members in order to achieve a common goal
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Virtual teams
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