... managed the subjectivity of the coding. Findings – Sixty per cent of the papers studied explored a group of workers whose teamwork was expected to be permanent, which receives a strong direction from a designated leader; almost that many (58.75 per cent) explored a group working with formal...

... globalize their workforces to take advantage of strategic business opportunities, virtual teams will be highly diverse. In this global context, the management of diverse virtual teams represents a new performance challenge for organizations. Working closely together to accomplish specific tasks is also...

...Kenneth Stott; Allan Walker There is widespread agreement that teams form an increasingly important part of life in schools. Whereas individuals used to assume responsibility for managing resources, planning the curriculum and organising major events, such responsibilities now fall often...

...Samuel M. Natale; Anthony F. Libertella; Barbara Edwards Asserts that teamwork is fundamental to continuous corporate improvement. Discusses the characteristics and benefits of team management on an organization‐wide basis and examines the steps that can be taken by a company to support team...

...James McCalman This paper examines the introduction of self managing teams into a high technology workplace. The paper looks at the managerial and organizational implications of developing teams in what was considered a high technology environment where the physical restrictions of manufacture were...

...Jason Palmer; Lisa Andrews Managing change is the crux of reducing the environmental impact of organisations. Teams are often used in large organisations to drive forward a process of change. But in small and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs), where issues of formulating and communicating change can...

... acceptance: peer review is a process for resolving day‐to‐day work‐related grievances in a fair, just manner without involving outside parties or upper management. The employee has the opportunity to appeal his or her case to a panel of peers, whose decision is binding on the employee as well as the company...

...Tanya Arroba; Felix Wedgwood‐Oppenheim Looks at the process whereby certain members of corporate management teams are marginalized as a result of the central and powerful role of central departments such as finance and personnel. Investigates the impact on the effective working of the team...