... for innovation that provides a picture of the level and quality of teamwork in a unit using a series of Likert scales. This paper describes its Italian validation in 585 working group members employed in health‐related and other contexts. The data were evaluated by means of factorial analysis (including...

... role relative to the others and the behaviours most appropriate to it. In the current research program the organisation studied was a multinational engineering company, engaged in the design, development and manufacture of rotating turbomachinery. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Leadership Teamwork...

... through the assembly of better structured teams. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Teamwork Managers Employees Belbin’s team role theory, originally described in his book Management Teams. Why They Succeed or Fail (Belbin, 1981), was developed from his work among managers...

... of team performance. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Teamwork Learning Modelling The theory of learning styles which has received the most attention in the management literature is that of Kolb’s (1984) four‐stage experiential learning cycle. Honey and Mumford (1992) designed a learning styles...

... but not with tasks high in personal involvement. It thus seems reasonable to assume that the process losses associated with a mismatch between task and outcome interdependencies can at least be partially mitigated by high levels of job complexity. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Teamwork Interaction...

...W.D.K. Macrosson; D.J. Hemphill In the description of his team model, Belbin describes certain “allowable” weaknesses in the roles, the true‐life experience of teamworking, however, sometimes reveals behaviour among colleagues which is far from “allowable”. The Belbin model is silent...

... and at least five needed to be present before this diagnosis could be made. These behaviours were: Conflict Individual behaviour Organizational development Teamwork Interventions Managers, team leaders, trainers and consultants frequently report a scenario in which they sense that something...

.... That critical moment took place at approximately the same time the group realized that research funds were beginning to be scarce and that, regardless of discrepancies, it had to come up with a final product. Learning Projects Research Teams Teamwork To sit around a table is to carry...

... MCB UP Limited 1998 Effectiveness Foreign languages National cultures Research Teamwork Unlike much of the existing literature on teams, or group processes, very little is known about academic research teams, and even less is known about international research teams. Pooling all...

... may become argumentative and stubbornly resistant to authority, though, thereby preferring varied consultancy‐based activity to ongoing, functionally‐based work. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Management styles Management theory Managerial grid Teams Teamwork During this century we...

... from Raleigh International to illustrate. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Diversification National cultures Project management Team building Teams Teamwork Many organizations believe they can increase their flexibility and responsiveness in globally competitive market environments through...

.... The study was designed to test whether such differences did indeed exist in project teams operating under these two contractual arrangements. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Engineering Group working Management Teamwork Work organization The setting up and managing of effective teams has...

... Management Organizational change Teamwork This article deals with a range of relationships which impact on the ability of a business unit to confront and control its own destiny. In attempting to understand the complexity of this situation the article deals with: the present business...

... the business emphasis and greater teamworking. Quantitative evaluation complemented the approach outlined above. A questionnaire based on Woodcock′s[ 4 ] teambuilding blocks was completed prior to the commencement of the programme, and six months after the end of the programme. Statistical analysis...

... for the differences and their consequences. There is clearly need for further research. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate culture Local government Management styles Private sector Public sector Psychology Roles Managers Teamwork Similarly, local government managers score even lower on Completer...

... MCB UP Limited 1992 Individual behaviour Organizational performance Performance appraisal Teamwork Top management JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY Brittle, Blocked, Blended and Blind: TOP TEAM CHARACTERISTICS THAT LEAD TO BUSINESS SUCCESS OR FAILURE Paul Dainty and Andrew Kakabadse...