Team Work and High Performance Organization
Teamwork and high performance work organisation Introduction Defining teamwork
High performance workplace organisation Scope of study Incidence of teamwork
Teamwork and autonomy Impact of teamwork on learning environment Job
satisfaction Negative consequences of teamwork Organisational environment
Conclusion References Annex 1: Sample survey questions Annex 2: Survey sources
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The form of teamwork depends on task specificity. According to the definition
proposed by Hacker (see below), a distinctive feature of teamwork at the assembly
line is successive work actions to assemble different parts of a product. On the other
hand, where the goal is to improve the production process, group teamwork is much
more about complexity, communication and integrative work (O Leary Kelly, 1994).
For the purposes of this study, teamwork is understood in a broader context without
drawing a distinction between teams and work groups; it thus encompasses the
following definitions: team: Groups of employees who have at least some collective
tasks and where the team members are authorised to regulate mutually the execution
of these collective tasks (Delarue, 2003); European Foundation for the Improvement
of Living and Working Conditions, 2007 2 group work: Group work is defined by a
common task requiring interdependent work and successive or integrative action
(Hacker, 1998). Cultural differences The varying cultural context in countries may
influence understanding of the term teamwork , due to different experiences in using
the term in everyday language, experiences from a person s own work, and the
influence of the media and public debate. When analysing quantitative surveys in
particular, it is not possible to be certain what respondents understand teamwork to
mean, especially if the question does not offer a precise