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Designing team-based organizations : new forms for knowledge work
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San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey Bass, 1995
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9780787900809

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"A terrific book!" --David A. Nadler, chairman, DeltaConsulting Group

Tackle the organizational issues related to implementing teams.Learn new designs to support the knowledge work components oforganizations. Drawing on over fifteen years of research andconsulting with such companies as Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard,Pacific Bell, General Mills, Pratt and Whitney, Pfizer, and TexasInstruments, the authors shows you how to create new organizationdesigns that empower teams so that they make a real difference.

You'll discover how to:
* Design new work teams
* Identify new roles and responsibilities
* Manage team performance
* Create an empowering team environment
Over 50 tables, figures, and exhibits reinforce the practical text.Even if teams already exist at your organization, you'll use thiswell-researched guide to push your teams to higher levels ofperformance!


Author Notes

SUSAN ALBERS MOHRMAN is a senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) in the School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including Employee Involvement and Total Quality Management (with E. E. Lawler III, and G. E. Ledford, Jr., Jossey-Bass, 1992). SUSAN G. COHEN is a research scientist at the Center (CEO) and serves on the executive committee for the Western Academy of Management. ALLAN M. MOHRMAN is associate director and research scientist at the CEO. He has authored or coauthored several books including Large-Scale Organizational Change (with S. Mohrman, G. Ledford, E. E. Lawler III, and T. G. Cummings, Jossey-Bass, 1989).


Table of Contents

Organizations and Teams
Designing Organizations for Knowledge Work
Exploring the Contours of a Team-Based Organization
The Design Sequence
Step One Identifying Work Teams
Step Two Specifying Integration Needs
Step Three Clarifying Management Structure and Roles
Step Four Designing Integration Processes
Step Five Managing Performance
Implementation Concerns
Identifying New Responsibilities and Skills
Defining Empowerment for the Team Environment
Developing Organizational Support Systems
Making the Transition to Team-Based Design
Facing the Challenges Ahead