Table 2

Key aspects of team development models

Key aspectDescriptionAuthors
Team management
Goal orientationIdentification and prioritization of goals and sub-goalsTuckman (1965), Wellins et al. (1991), Mcgrath (1991), Kozlowski et al. (1999), Marks et al. (2001), Wheelan (2005), Bushe and Coetzer (2007), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017), Peralta et al. (2018) 
Planning and coordinating activitiesPlanning of work and support activities and orchestrating the sequence and timing of these activities.This includes identifying team members' capabilities and specifying team members' rolesTuckman (1965), Wellins et al. (1991), Mcgrath (1991), Morgan et al. (1993), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kozlowski et al. (1999), Marks et al. (2001), Wheelan (2005), Bushe and Coetzer (2007), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017) 
Conflict managementWorking through task and interpersonal disagreements among team membersTuckman (1965), Mcgrath (1991), Morgan et al. (1993), Marks et al. (2001), Wheelan (2005), Bushe and Coetzer (2007), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Peralta et al. (2018) 
Mutual performance monitoring and backup behaviorAssisting team members to perform their tasks by providing verbal feedback or coaching, helping behaviorally in carrying out actions, or assuming and completing a taskWellins et al. (1991), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kozlowski et al. (1999), Marks et al. (2001), Salas et al. (2005), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017) 
Motivating and confidence buildingGenerating and preserving a sense of collective confidence, motivation, and task-based cohesion with regard to task accomplishmentHut and Molleman (1998), Marks et al. (2001), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Peralta et al. (2018) 
Task management
Multi-functionalityDeveloping multi-functionality to support job enlargementWellins et al. (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kuipers and Stoker (2009) 
Work communicationExchanging task related informationWellins et al. (1991), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Wheelan (2005), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017), Peralta et al. (2018) 
Decision-making and controlJoint performance of managerial tasksWellins et al. (1991), Mcgrath (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Bushe and Coetzer (2007), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Peralta et al. (2018) 
Delegated management and support tasksCarrying out and arranging routine support activities (e.g. plan and organize team meetings)Wellins et al. (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kuipers and Stoker (2009) 
Performance managementTracking task and progress toward goal accomplishment and transmitting progress to team members in order to increase teamWellins et al. (1991), Morgan et al. (1993), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Marks et al. (2001), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017) 
Boundary management and improvement
Continuous improvement activitiesIdentifying opportunities and developing plans for improvement and innovationWellins et al. (1991), Morgan et al. (1993), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kozlowski et al. (1999), Marks et al. (2001), Salas et al. (2005), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Powell and Pazos (2017), Peralta et al. (2018) 
External relationsHandling of relations with other teams or individuals who provide inputs or receive outputs from the teamWellins et al. (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Bushe and Coetzer (2007), Kuipers and Stoker (2009) 
Advanced management and support activitiesCarrying out and arranging non-routine support activities (e.g. personnel selection, annual appraisal)Wellins et al. (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kuipers and Stoker (2009) 

Source(s): Adapted and revised from Kuipers and Stoker, 2009 

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