Management and Organizations

Running head: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONS
Management and Organizations
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Executive Summary
This report will discuss about the concepts of team and team work in the framework of the
contemporary business world. The report will begin by introducing the concept of team and
team work. The report will also discuss about “Tuckman’s Model of team formation” and the
role of the “ethical decision making” as well as the leaders in this particular context. The
report will conclude with a discussion of the ways in which a particular manager can promote
teamwork.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Team and teamwork...................................................................................................................3
“Tuckman’s Model of teamwork”.............................................................................................5
Leader’s Role in “Tuckman’s Model of teamwork”..................................................................6
Decision making in teams..........................................................................................................7
Physical Structures and teamwork.............................................................................................8
Managers and the promotion of team work...............................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The “advent of globalization and the recent developments in the fields of technology
as well as innovations has drastically modified the way the various business organizations as
well as companies transact their business in the present times” (Costa, Passos and Bakker
2014). Therefore, it is commonly seen that the various organizations in the framework of the
contemporary business world take the help of various kinds of effective strategies for the
purpose of their business (Torrente, Salanova and Llorens 2013). A common example of this
particular fact is the emergence of various kinds of teams in the fold of the various
organizations of the present times. It is significant to note that with the emergence of various
teams in the framework of the business world the concept of teamwork has also gained
prominence in the present times (Costa, Passos and Bakker 2014). Therefore, it is seen that
the various organizations of the present times try to foster a team environment at the
workplace in order to creative not only a positive environment at the workplace but also to
creative a congenial environment where the employees would be able to perform to their
maximum potential (Torrente, Salanova and Llorens 2013). Many scholars are of the opinion
that the concept of teams and teamwork provides various benefits to the organizations the
primary one of which is the enhancement of the performance level of the employees and
thereby indirectly of the entire organization itself (Torrente, Salanova and Llorens 2013).
This report will discuss about the concept of teamwork through the lens of Tuckman’s
Model. The report will also discuss about the role of the leaders, managers and the “ethical
decision making process” within the fold of team.
Team and teamwork
The concept of teamwork can be defined as the collaborative as well as the collective
effort of the various individuals who are related to a team for the “achievement of a particular