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HOW CAN TEAMS BENEFIT ORGANISATIONS? OUTLINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TEAM AND DISCUSS THE CONDITION NECESSARY IN ORGANISATIONS IF PEOPLE ARE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN THEM Team working means working in groups rather than in isolation, switching tasks as necessary and discussing ways of working more effectively. (Adapted from Ian Macouse, Pg 412) Team working is an attempt to maximise staff satisfaction and involvement by organising employees into relatively small teams. These teams may be functional or geographical. There is a certain amount of evidence to support the idea that individuals' behaviour is influenced by the teams'. The Hawthorne Studies showed that teams' behaviour can influence workers' motivation. (Adapted from http://www.projectalevel.co.uk/business/teamworking.htm) From a theoretical point of view, team working fits in well with Mayo's finding on group norms. It can also be traced back to Maslow's emphasis on social needs. In practical terms, modern managers like team working because of the flexibility it implies....

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