Working in Teams

ASSIGNMENT

• Read the chapters from the PP as assigned.
• Read the article, From Causes to Conditions in Group Research (Hackman, 2012).
• Read the article, The New Science of Building Great Teams (Pentland, 2012).

PART 1:

After completing your readings for Week 4, compare and contrast the three sources.

• What is similar among them?
• What is dissimilar?

PART 2:

Assume you are an employee that is a member of a team. Based on your readings, what will you need to do as a team member to assist in making this team a “high-performing” one?

PART 3:

Assume you are a manager over numerous teams in a large organization. Again, based on your readings,

• What will you need to do to assist in making each team a “high-performing” one?
• What management techniques/skills might be used for the different types of teams in one organization to make them all “high-performing?”

LOGISTICS:

• Include a running head in your APA document that includes your name
• Use headings to guide your reader (and grader) through your sections and thought processes
• Include a References page
  • Cite and reference in APA format from any sources that you use. Remember:
    • I do not accept any “Google-type” search results, such as “.com” web pages.
    • If you include a reference in your references page, it must be cited somewhere in the document
    • If you cite in your paper, which you should do, make sure you include it in your references list
    • If you copy text from a source (even if you change a word here or there), insure that you format it as a quote in APA format.

• Page length (double-spaced): more than 2

Minimum current references: 2 in addition to these three resources.