Key aspects of team development models
| Key aspect | Description | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Team management | ||
| Goal orientation | Identification and prioritization of goals and sub-goals | Tuckman (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 activities | Planning of work and support activities and orchestrating the sequence and timing of these activities.This includes identifying team members' capabilities and specifying team members' roles | Tuckman (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 management | Working through task and interpersonal disagreements among team members | Tuckman (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 behavior | Assisting team members to perform their tasks by providing verbal feedback or coaching, helping behaviorally in carrying out actions, or assuming and completing a task | Wellins 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 building | Generating and preserving a sense of collective confidence, motivation, and task-based cohesion with regard to task accomplishment | Hut and Molleman (1998), Marks et al. (2001), Kuipers and Stoker (2009), Peralta et al. (2018) |
| Task management | ||
| Multi-functionality | Developing multi-functionality to support job enlargement | Wellins et al. (1991), Dunphy and Bryant (1996), Van Amelsvoort and Benders (1996), Hut and Molleman (1998), Kuipers and Stoker (2009) |
| Work communication | Exchanging task related information | Wellins 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 control | Joint performance of managerial tasks | Wellins 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 tasks | Carrying 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 management | Tracking task and progress toward goal accomplishment and transmitting progress to team members in order to increase team | Wellins 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 activities | Identifying opportunities and developing plans for improvement and innovation | Wellins 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 relations | Handling of relations with other teams or individuals who provide inputs or receive outputs from the team | Wellins 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 activities | Carrying 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) |
| Key aspect | Description | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Goal orientation | Identification and prioritization of goals and sub-goals | |
| Planning and coordinating activities | Planning of work and support activities and orchestrating the sequence and timing of these activities.This includes identifying team members' capabilities and specifying team members' roles | |
| Conflict management | Working through task and interpersonal disagreements among team members | |
| Mutual performance monitoring and backup behavior | Assisting team members to perform their tasks by providing verbal feedback or coaching, helping behaviorally in carrying out actions, or assuming and completing a task | |
| Motivating and confidence building | Generating and preserving a sense of collective confidence, motivation, and task-based cohesion with regard to task accomplishment | |
| Multi-functionality | Developing multi-functionality to support job enlargement | |
| Work communication | Exchanging task related information | |
| Decision-making and control | Joint performance of managerial tasks | |
| Delegated management and support tasks | Carrying out and arranging routine support activities (e.g. plan and organize team meetings) | |
| Performance management | Tracking task and progress toward goal accomplishment and transmitting progress to team members in order to increase team | |
| Continuous improvement activities | Identifying opportunities and developing plans for improvement and innovation | |
| External relations | Handling of relations with other teams or individuals who provide inputs or receive outputs from the team | |
| Advanced management and support activities | Carrying out and arranging non-routine support activities (e.g. personnel selection, annual appraisal) | |
Source(s): Adapted and revised from Kuipers and Stoker, 2009
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