Business Research Methods - Research Paper
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Research methods in business: Abstract1Research methods in business: AbstractName:UniversityCourse:LecturerDepartmentDate
Research methods in business: Abstract2Research methods in business: AbstractAssessment 1 – Week 6 – Article Collection & Structured Abstract (30%)Name: _____________________________________________________________________Student id: _________________________________________________________________Theoretical concept the articles relate to: Teamwork and organizational performanceList of reviewed articles:Provide reference for each academic article (formatted using the Harvard Referencing Style)Conceptual article (proposed theory)Aram, J. D. & Morgan, C. P. 1976, ‘The role of project team collaboration inR&D performance’, Management science, Vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 1127-1137.Quantitative articleManzoor, S. R., Ullah, H., Hussain, M., & Ahmad, Z. M. 2011, ‘Effect of teamwork on employee performance’, International journal of learning & development Vol. 1, no.1, pp. 110-126.Qualitative articleMaun, A., Engström, M., Frantz, A., Brämberg, E. B., & Thorn, J., 2014, ‘Effective teamwork in primary healthcare through a structured patient-sorting system - a qualitative study on staff members’ conceptions’, BMC Family Practice, Vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 189-197.Mixed method articleKwasira, J. W., Wahome, A., & Mukulu, E., 2013, ‘Teamwork and organizational performance: A case study of Railway Training Institute, Nairobi’, Proceedings of 1st JKUAT-SHRD Research Conference, 665-670.IntroductionThis structured abstract is going to review the theoretical concept of teamwork and organizational performance by examining the research studies of Aram & Morgan, and Manzoor,Ullah, Hussain, & Ahmad, and Maun, Engström, Frantz, Brämberg, & Thorn, and Kwasira, Wahome, & Mukulu.
Research methods in business: Abstract3Brief summary of the theory and progression in the fieldIn a research study that was carried out in 1976 by Aram and Morgan, the researchers proposed that teamwork or collaboration is a vital element in improving an organizational performance. To determine how teamwork impacts organizational performance, the researchers analyse the relationship between individual perception of teamwork and individual technical performance in a research and development laboratory.In this study, Aram and Morgan utilized the partial correlations between varying models of causality between critical elements such as teamwork, need satisfaction, opportunities, individual needs, and technical performance. The two researchers examine how a combination ofthese different variables contributes towards increased individual performance within a technical lab. Aram and Morgan conclude that the association between increased organizational performance and teamwork is indirect; however, they established that it is the relationship between the various variables that they examined that is a major contributor towards reduced or increased performance within an organization. They concluded that the knowledge-based risk taking contributes to increased performance because it creates opportunities for workers to fulfil their personal needs within the place of work. This is because, in an organization that embraces teamwork, employees know the strengths and weaknesses of one another, and therefore, they are highly likely to take risks that lead to improved performance.Since Aram and Morgan’s work, teamwork as a factor of organizational performance has received more attention from researchers. Some of the scholars who have studied this subject are Manzoor, Ullah, Hussain, & Ahmad, and Maun, Engström, Frantz, Brämberg, & Thorn, and Kwasira, Wahome, & Mukulu who have examined variables team trust, Espirit de Corps,
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