Management and Organization in Global Environment

This report discusses the various stages of team development as discussed by Tuckman, the contribution of the leader at the various stages, managerial decision making in teams, impact of physical structures in teamwork, and ways in which managers might promote teamwork.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A team within an organization refers to a small group of members who have been involved in the
proper functioning and the attainment of a common goal that is set by the concerned
management of the organization. The following report dealt with the outlining the various stages
as discussed by Tuckman. The report attempted a discussion on the contribution of the leader at
the various stages of team development as discussed by Tuckman. The report further explored
the various insights of the managerial decision making in the decision-making activities within a
given team. The report proceeded to discuss the various physical structures that are implemented
in order to facilitate the teamwork within the organization. The report finally reached the
conclusion with the discussion on the factors that might be implemented in order to promote the
teamwork within the given business organization and thereby promote the overall performance
of the company.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Tuckman's stages in team development...........................................................................4
Managerial decision making in teams.............................................................................7
Impact of physical structures in teamwork......................................................................8
Ways in which managers might promote teamwork.....................................................10
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................11
References..........................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
A team generally refers to the congregation of two or more members within the
workforce of the given organization who aim to serve the organization and attain a common goal
that is set by the concerned management of the organization. The teams within the given
organization attempts to deal with the achievement of the various goals and the aims that have
been set by the concerned organization. The team that are set within the organization are
generally formed on the basis of the expertise that is demonstrated by the concerned members of
the team as well as the vacancy that exists within the given department of the organization
(Barak 2016). The teams that are formed within an organization tend to group the employees
together in order to achieve a certain set goal within a stipulated period of time. The teams that
are formed within the organization are observed to be formed both on a permanent as well as
temporary basis. The temporary teams are generally formed in order to handle a certain project
or task that needs immediate attention (Plakhotnik 2017). These teams might involve the
members from various departments within the organization.
The permanent teams within an organization, on the other hand, deal with the proper
handling of the various activities within the given organization. The permanent teams within an
organization are generally found to be serving at the various hierarchical levels within the
organization. These teams generally help in the constant improvement of the overall performance
of the given organization (Lantz Friedrich, Sjöberg and Friedrich 2016). The formation of the
teams within the given business organization help in the increment of the ability of the concerned
employees of the organization for their participation in the matters that have been influencing the
planning activities, the problem-solving activities and the decision-making activities of the
concerned organization.

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The formation of the teams within the organization help the concerned business
organization to devise various strategies that help in the retention of the clientele of the
organization. The teamwork within an organization is beneficial to the employees of the
organization as well. The teamwork within the organization helps the concerned employees in
the solution of the various issues by functioning in a collaborative fashion (Bowers et al. 2018).
The teamwork within an organization also helps the cultivation of the various novel ideas
through the participation of the various employees in the various brainstorming sessions that are
held within the concerned organizations. The collaborative nature of the teams helps in the
proper and effective decision-making within the concerned business. The creative ways of the
decision-making within the organization helps in the improvement of the overall performance of
the company.
The following report deals with the outlining the various stages as discussed by
Tuckman. The report discusses the contribution of the leader at the various stages of team
development as discussed by Tuckman. The report further explores the various insights of the
managerial decision making in the development of the teams. The report also attempts a
discussion on the various physical structures that are implemented in order to facilitate the
teamwork within the organization. The report finally nears a conclusion with the discussion on
the factors that might be implemented in order to promote the teamwork within the given
business organization and thus promote the overall performance of the company.
Tuckman's stages in team development
Bruce Tuckman in the year 1965 had developed a four-stage model that helped in the
development of the concerned team. The model according to the propounder of the model
facilitates the proper growth of the given team within the workplace (Natvig and Stark 2016).

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The creator further states that the model that he had devised helps the concerned teams within the
organization to face the various challenges that are evident within the operations of the business
organization in the given industry. The concerned model further helps in the matters that are
related to the tackling of the several problems that are faced by the concerned company. The
model also helps in assisting the resolution of the faced problems. The model as put forth by
Bruce Tuckman also helps in the various planning activities that are involved in the matters that
are related to the planning of the work at hand as well as the proper delivery of the results that
need to be achieved through the implementation of the steps that were discussed in the planning
stage (Flores-Fillol, Iranzo and Mane 2017). The model as devised by Bruce Tuckman is also
known as the “forming-storming-norming-performing” model of the team development.
The “forming” stages within the model as discussed within the model put forth by Bruce
Tuckman attempts to shed light on the formation stages of the team. In this stage as put forth by
the propounder of the model, the team members meet and take part in the discussions regarding
the various opportunities and the challenges that are faced by the concerned business
organization. In this stage, the leader is expected to gather the members of the team and explain
to them the various conditions that are necessary for ensuring the success of the project or the
given assignment (Bush, LePine and Newton 2018). The leader in this stage is expected to
motivate the employees of the organization so that they might perform to the best of their
capabilities in order to serve the organization. The major task in this stage of the team
development is the orientation of the members of the team. This helps in the creation of the
familiarity within the team and thus reduces the chances of the arousal of conflict among the
various members of the team. This has been evident in the formation of the various departmental
teams in Apple.

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The next stage as described by the propounder of the model is the storming stage. In this
stage within the team the various members of the team are found to have been sorting out. The
team at this stage attempts to deal with the areas wherein the team might need to gain mutual
trust (Driskell, Salas and Driskell 2018). The various leaders within the organization who have
been attached to these groups are advised to deal with the assignment of the power and the status
of the members of the team. This might result in the conflict within the various members of the
team. The leaders are advised to deal with the addressal of the conflicts within the given
organization. The team members, in this stage are generally observed to have been gathering
knowledge on the various matters that are related to the working styles and the ways to reach out
to the various members within the given team of employees who have been grouped together to
complete any given assignment. This was observed in the corporate culture as depicted within
the online retail company of Amazon. The leader of the group is decided in this stage of the team
development. The other hierarchical divisions within the given team are also decided at this point
of the development of the teams. In this stage, the leader of the team is expected to divide the
workload among the various members of the team thereby leading to the conditions wherein the
concerned members of the team have been contributing to the success of the concerned team.
The duties of the leader also include the maintenance of the proper code of conduct of the
concerned members of the team (Pelegrini Morita and Marie Burns 2014). The leader is also
entrusted to look into the various areas of conflict within the concerned team as well as the
resolution of the concerned issues.
The third stage as discussed by Tuckman is the stage of “norming”. The stage, as the
name suggests refers to the stage where the concerned problems within the team are solved. In
this stage, the members of the team are observed to be working towards the achievement of the

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goals that have been set by the concerned management of the organization (Zoogah, Noe and
Shenkar 2015). The leader in this stage is advised to encourage the concerned people to share the
various ideas that are necessary for the proper functioning as well as the betterment of the
concerned business organization in the given assignment as well as the overall performance of
the organization.
The fourth stage as described by Tuckman in his model is the stage of “performing”. In
this stage, the team members are observed to be motivated as well as knowledgeable in the
matters that are required for the smooth operations within the team. This in turn helps in the
proper and successful completion of the given assignment (Lemons and Strong 2016). The
members of the team are expected to be able to be working towards the proper development
within the given project in an autonomous manner. The function of the leader is found to have
been taking a backstage in this stage of the team development. The CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos
is known to have implemented such measures in order to help in building a proper team.
However, the team might revert back to the storming stages with a change in the leadership of
the team (Manges, Scott‐Cawiezell and Ward 2017). This is due to the change in the vision as
well as the strategies of working within the given team.
Managerial decision making in teams
The decision-making activities within the concerned team might involve the factors that
are much alike the various decisions that are under taken by the concerned business organization
at large. These might include the various factors like the display of the aggressive nature in the
activities that are related to the decision-making within the team. This might help in the matters
that have been related to the depiction of some novel ideas within the given organization. the
team managers or the team leaders are expected to deal with the various ideas that are presented

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by the various team members (Ellis and Bach 2015). The leader might often come across the
ideas that do not follow the set trends. The team members should also be encouraged to get
involved in the critical thinking processes that might help in the matters that pertain to the
acknowledgement of the various possible outcomes that might arise from the proposed idea. This
further helps in the matters that are related to the generation of the tendency of certain members
of the group to anticipate the assumptions as well as challenge them.
The challenging nature of these members might help in avoiding the various errors that
are related to the thought processes that are adopted by the concerned members of the team. The
other factor that might be adopted by the team leaders in resemblance to the organizational
management is the fact that the various decisions that need to be undertaken by the team should
consider the various intuitive feelings and the apprehensions of the experienced people of the
team. This might help in the avoidance of the errors as committed within the given team
(Bolman and Deal 2017). The various members of the given team are advised to challenge the
various existing ideas that are implemented within the company or the industry at large in order
to combat the issues that are encountered by the concerned team (Danielsson et al. 2015). The
concerned members of the team are advised to deal with the matters that pertain to the
ruthlessness in making the decisions that are related to the successful completion of the given
assignment. The members of the given teams should be encouraged to participate in the various
brainstorming sessions that are held within the concerned organizations. The collaborative nature
of the teams helps in the proper and effective decision-making within the concerned business
(Chisholm 2017). The creative ways of the decision-making within the organization helps in the
improvement of the overall performance of the company.

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Impact of physical structures in teamwork
The physical structure of the workplace refers to the various job designations that are
implemented within the given organization. The team that are set within the organization are
generally formed on the basis of the expertise that is demonstrated by the concerned members of
the team as well as the vacancy that exists within the given department of the organization. The
teams that are formed within an organization tend to group the employees together in order to
achieve a certain set goal within a stipulated period of time (Fiore and Georganta 2017). The key
factor that might be adopted by the team leaders in resemblance to the organizational
management is the fact that the various decisions that need to be undertaken by the team should
consider the various intuitive feelings and the apprehensions of the experienced people of the
team. This might help in the avoidance of the errors as committed within the given team
(Costanzo and Di Domenico 2015). The teams that are formed within the organization are
observed to be formed both on a permanent as well as temporary basis. The permanent teams
within an organization deal with the proper handling of the various activities within the given
organization. The permanent teams within an organization are generally found to be serving at
the various hierarchical levels within the organization. These teams generally help in the constant
improvement of the overall performance of the given organization.
The temporary teams, on the other hand, are generally formed in order to handle a certain
project or task that needs immediate attention. These teams might involve the members from
various departments within the organization (Hoch and Kozlowski 2014). The formation of the
teams within the given business organization help in the increment of the ability of the concerned
employees of the organization for their participation in the matters that have been influencing the
planning activities, the problem-solving activities and the decision-making activities of the

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concerned organization. The various leaders within the organization who have been attached to
these groups are advised to deal with the assignment of the power and the status of the members
of the team. This might result in the conflict within the various members of the team (Mihalache
et al. 2014). The leaders are advised to deal with the addressal of the conflicts within the given
organization.
Ways in which managers might promote teamwork
The teamwork within an organization should be promoted by the various managerial staff
within the organization. The leader is expected to gather the members of the team and explain to
them the various conditions that are necessary for ensuring the success of the project or the given
assignment. The leader in this stage is expected to motivate the employees of the organization so
that they might perform to the best of their capabilities in order to serve the organization (Ceschi,
Dorofeeva and Sartori 2014). The managers within the given business organization are advised
to deal with the matters that help in the promotion of the teamwork within the given
organization. The concerned managers are expected to encourage the various informal social
events wherein the company has to be represented by a certain team of the members of the
workforce of the concerned organization. These activities might require the formation of the
proper teams within the given organization. The other factors that need to be looked after by the
concerned management of the organization is the hierarchical position that is held by the various
members who have been a part of the concerned team (Cooke 2016). The leader of the team is
expected to divide the workload among the various members of the team thereby leading to the
conditions wherein the concerned members of the team have been contributing to the success of
the concerned team.

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The duties of the leader also include the maintenance of the proper code of conduct of the
concerned members of the team. The leader is also entrusted to look into the various areas of
conflict within the concerned team as well as the resolution of the concerned issues. The
management of the organization is also advised to take active part in the matters that are related
to the specification of the goals of the concerned team of members (O’Brien 2015). The
management of the organization at large is entrusted with this responsibility since the outcomes
of the concerned activities that are undertaken by the team largely affect the overall performance
of the business organization at large (Tjosvold and Tjosvold 2015). The various leaders who
have been entrusted with the promotion of the teamwork within the organization should pay heed
to the presence of the effective and proper communication channels within the given
organization.
Conclusion
In lieu of the above discussion it might be derived that the teams within the given
organization attempts to deal with the achievement of the various goals and the aims that have
been set by the concerned organization. The team that are set within the organization are
generally formed on the basis of the expertise that is demonstrated by the concerned members of
the team as well as the vacancy that exists within the given department of the organization. The
discussion also discusses the Tuckman’s model of team development. The model as put forth by
Bruce Tuckman helps in the various planning activities that are involved in the matters that are
related to the planning of the work at hand as well as the proper delivery of the results that need
to be achieved through the implementation of the steps that were discussed in the planning stage.
The afore-mentioned discussion also draws a parallel between the business management as a
whole and the management of the team. The above discussion further states that the key factors

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adopted by the team leaders in resemblance to the organizational management is the fact that the
various decisions that need to be undertaken by the team should consider the various intuitive
feelings and the apprehensions of the experienced people of the team. This might help in the
avoidance of the errors as committed within the given team. Thus, from the above discussion, it
might safely be concluded that the development of the teams is one of the major factors that is
necessary to be maintained by the concerned organization.

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