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Teamwork is regarded as a central strategy for ensuring flexibility and effective performance in many organisations. Critically discuss the practical difficulties of ensuring the benefits of teamwork are achieved.
This paper is provided to show the practical difficulties to ensure the effective teamwork. Whilst the world is gradually modernising with an increasing advancement in technology, the business environment is constantly changing. Thus, in order for the company to gain competitive advantages in the constant changing business environment, they need an innovation and a new idea to survive in the market. One factor that is a key for the company success is effective teamwork in the organisation. The moderate level of group cohesiveness will lead to effective teamwork. Teamwork is the ability of members in a team, which work together intensely toward a specific common vision, and performance goals. (Bloisi et al, 2007). Teamwork can provide many benefits to the company. However, in practically, there are some difficulties for the companies to achieve effective teamwork. The factors impacting the level of group cohesiveness that will be discussed are team size and team diversity.
Team size is an important key success factor of teamwork. Team size can be included with either a small or a large team. The small team can be managed easily. A small team consists of two to nine members, which provides more interaction with each other, more motivation, and more contribution to the team success (Meyer et al, 2007). Moreover, it generates high level of cohesion. The task will be clearly assigned to each member. The performance of each member can be easily evaluated. Importantly, everyone in the team will collaborate to achieve the team goal. On the other hand, large team provides more innovation, creativity and specific skills to accomplish team goals. Moreover, each task can be divided and assigned to individual workers (Meyer et al, 2007).
Nevertheless, either a
This paper is provided to show the practical difficulties to ensure the effective teamwork. Whilst the world is gradually modernising with an increasing advancement in technology, the business environment is constantly changing. Thus, in order for the company to gain competitive advantages in the constant changing business environment, they need an innovation and a new idea to survive in the market. One factor that is a key for the company success is effective teamwork in the organisation. The moderate level of group cohesiveness will lead to effective teamwork. Teamwork is the ability of members in a team, which work together intensely toward a specific common vision, and performance goals. (Bloisi et al, 2007). Teamwork can provide many benefits to the company. However, in practically, there are some difficulties for the companies to achieve effective teamwork. The factors impacting the level of group cohesiveness that will be discussed are team size and team diversity.
Team size is an important key success factor of teamwork. Team size can be included with either a small or a large team. The small team can be managed easily. A small team consists of two to nine members, which provides more interaction with each other, more motivation, and more contribution to the team success (Meyer et al, 2007). Moreover, it generates high level of cohesion. The task will be clearly assigned to each member. The performance of each member can be easily evaluated. Importantly, everyone in the team will collaborate to achieve the team goal. On the other hand, large team provides more innovation, creativity and specific skills to accomplish team goals. Moreover, each task can be divided and assigned to individual workers (Meyer et al, 2007).
Nevertheless, either a
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