Management by site‐based teams: a statistical approach

There is a constant evaluation of managerial techniques ranging from the military leadership style to self‐motivated self‐management. Team management has gone from an American concept, to a Japanese enhanced technique back to a US management and leadership tool. It can be useful for both traditional businesses as well as non‐profit organizations such as educational institutions. Teams comprised of administrators, teachers, parents, and staff (and students when age appropriate) can effectively drive the site‐based management shared decision making approach to restructure education. Working as a team is very complex and requires training for the participants for the team to work well together and to thrive. This study looks at identifying factors and variables for team building that can bring good team function as a basis for sound leadership decisions. It was found that incorporating representatives of each of the stakeholder groups was essential for the creation of effective team‐based management. Respect for the foci of the various stakeholder groups is critical to the application of the leadership decisions of the teams.