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Exploring the concept of team models
The demands of the twenty-first century require business organizations to use employee talent to create, share and utilize information as part of the competitive strategy. At the same time, organizations underwent significant structural change, developing organizational networks of task-focused teams leading to flatter organizational structure, and a horizontal organization dependent on team performance. As part of rapid changes in the global business world, organizations must speed up their learning processes, adapting faster and faster to the world around them. Teams need to learn how to develop knowledge, share information, and build on each other's knowledge to create new knowledge and new models, rather than simply adapt the models already existing.
Adapted from [13] Shonk's (1982) team hierarchy figure, [1] Andia (1998) developed a pyramid model to help manage a training-team relationship. This model started at the top of the pyramid (goals) and working down to its foundation helped ensure a team aligned and could function successfully despite obstacles in the work environment. [2] Belbin (1981) expounded the team role theory in his book Management Teams: Why They Succeed or Fail.
[2] Belbin (1981) defined a team role as a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with a particular way. The value of Belbin team-role theory lies in enabling an individual to benefit from self-knowledge and adjust according to the external situation. There were nine team roles identified by Belbin and his team at Henley Management College. These team roles categorize as action, people, and cerebral oriented roles. The accurate delineation of these team roles is critical in understanding the dynamics of any management work team.
[12] Thompson et al. (2000) introduced the three-stage model for an effective team process. The team does the groundbreaking work on deciding the basic rules and team charter in the formation stage. The team makes progress toward meeting the goals in the development stage. The renewal phase allows the team to move into innovation and transform itself to take on tasks that are more complex and new goals.
Model qualities: organizational strategy, context, and environment
Organizational strategy
[14] Handy (1978) predicted the ability of machinery to perform tasks quicker and cheaper would cause the downfall of management. For the last 10-15 years, his prediction...