... creation Work teams Social networks In a study that investigated the association between team constraint and team performance of 15 process improvement teams, Rosenthal (1997) noticed how differences in social networks explain performance variation: teams composed of members with more...

... tasks for managers in all types of industries. This paper discusses team work and self‐directed work teams. It presents some of the key findings from a survey conducted in Australia and describes the four stages of developing self‐directed work teams. Some recommendations for companies adopting work...