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October 5, 2020
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October 5, 2020
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Teamwork in the news-principles of management

Find a recent article in the business news that discusses teamwork or group work. Summarize and analyze the article as it relates to Chapter 10: Managing Teams. Link to your digital article at the top of your message.

Please use and reference these key terms
Work team
Cross-training
Social loafing
Traditional work group
Employee involvement team
Semi-autonomous work group
Self-managing team
Self-designing team
Cross-functional team
Virtual team
Project team
Norms
Cohesiveness
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
De-norming
De-storming
De-forming
Structural accommodation
Bureaucratic immunity
Individualism-collectivism
Team level
Team diversity
Interpersonal skills
Skill-based pay
Gainsharing

Here is a brief example of a proper post:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3063901/lessons-learned/this-company-is-overhauling-its-approach-to-teamwork

In an article dated 9/22/16 on FastCompany.com, author Courtney Seiter explores one company’s approach to working better together. Buffer, an online social marketing firm, has implemented an editor/operator model. This approach situates colleagues with different skill sets and approaches to thinking together with the mindset that the team will work faster and more efficiently.

This cross-functional dynamic is similar to the traditional work group model discussed in our text, however the amount of autonomy is not directly addressed in Buffer’s scenario. The editor/operator team dynamic also requires deep interpersonal skills in order to establish an effective working relationship. It was clear that the editor/operator model developed strong team cohesiveness that lead to surprisingly effective outcomes.

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