...Andres Käosaar; Pedro Marques-Quinteiro; Shawn Burke Purpose This paper aims to propose a model of teamwork effectiveness in space and analog environments (SAE). Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was conducted to examine the state-of-the-art of teamwork literature...

... with participants. The interview questions were constructed around three main areas: Effectiveness Shared leadership Military teams Operational teams Project teams The scope of this study was limited to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members. The sample size was 20 interviewees...

...Carmen Jaca; Elisabeth Viles; Martin Tanco; Ricardo Mateo; Javier Santos Purpose Teamwork is one of the most powerful tools to ensure success across any activity. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that actively contribute to the effectiveness of teams. This research looks at two...

... from being a loosely‐formed collection of individuals to a collectivity with compatible or collectively shared mental models (Klimoski and Mohammed, 1994). Mental models contain descriptions of system functioning, explanations of system states, and utilize perceived cause‐and‐effect relationships...

...Alon Peled Can we import the high‐performance team theory developed in the private sector into the public sector in order to improve the success rates of information technology (IT) projects? This article proposes that public organizations can create effective workgroups (weaker than the private...

... Effectiveness Teamwork Creativity Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences (1983) challenges the traditional notion of IQ. Based on research which has been conducted in a variety of fields since the advent of the IQ test, Gardner (1983) identifies seven intelligences which have their own core...

.... This article, Part II, looks at the critical elements and other, operational considerations. © Company 1999 Compensation Effectiveness Measurement Rewards Teams Understanding the framework of an ideal team compensation system is extremely important. Instead, the focus will turn to what...

... literature generated on how to enhance work group, or team, effectiveness (e.g. Campion et al., 1993; Gladstein, 1994; Shea and Guzzo, 1987). Change is a fact of life in the 1990s, especially in the world of business. Organizations everywhere are constantly bombarded with both economic...

... incentive systems; team discretionary bonus systems; team skill incentive systems; team member skill incentive systems; team member goal‐based incentive systems; and team member merit incentive systems. Evidence regarding the effectiveness of each team incentive system is reviewed. Generally, two factors...

..., project leaders, and system analysts evaluate the importance of six criteria for determining the effectiveness of an IS team project. Results show that there is a significant difference among the IS professionals. IS managers give more weight to the amount of work a team produced, adherence to schedule...

... that conflict is perceived as negative but with positive qualities that are beneficial to the organization. Focuses on the dynamic of conflicts; its effect on work teams’ decision‐making process; and the types of conflict, A‐type and C‐type, and their effects on the decision‐making process of work teams. Finds...

...Jane O’Sullivan Discusses the link between organizational context and the nature of effective teamwork. Using a variety of examples from the police force,highlights the importance of the explicit authority structure in terms of providing clear leadership and accountability. Other types...

... and teamwork, displays the costs associated with a lack of teamwork. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Co‐operation Effectiveness Games Managers Teamwork One does not have to be an ornithologist to conclude that the behavior of geese may provide useful lessons for people in organizations...

... that strengthen operational efficiencies. At NatWest Life, building that commitment begins with what you might call a process of corporate transformation. Teamworking starts at the very top. It is the critical strategic step that executives need to take to work together effectively to drive their company...