Management and Organisational Change: Elements of Effective Team and Contingency Leadership Theory

Management and
Operations

Table of Contents
Question-1 Critically evaluate the important elements that make a group or team function
effectively in the context of work and the organization..................................................................3
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.........................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................6
Online:....................................................................................................................................6
Question-2 Critically evaluate one of the leadership theories in terms of its value in the today's
organizational environment.............................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................7
MAIN BODY.........................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................10
Books and Journals:..............................................................................................................10
Online:..................................................................................................................................10

Question-1 Critically evaluate the important elements that make a group or team function
effectively in the context of work and the organization.
INTRODUCTION
Management and operations deals with such practices of business that aims to increase
the advanced level of productivity possible within the company. It intents to make human asset
productive in the organisation so that the overall goals can be realised. The following report is
based on two questions (Adair, 1986). In question 1 of this report, some key elements are
discussed that makes an effective team in the business.
MAIN BODY
The term “team” can be defined as the creation of a group of two or more members who
mutually work for the achievement of common objectives and goals of business. Teams give a
solution to a vertical chain of command as well as a much more comprehensive approach to
companies. Teams are becoming one of the most common things in the business world of current
times. It is important that team should be effective in terms of their working as it can lead to
improved employee motivation and organizational productivities (Atieh, 2021). Organizations
without an effective team that work well together frequently struggle, and effective reams aids to
increase quality, increase productivities, facilitate the completion of projects and boost
efficiency. For any business entity to work and deal at optimal levels, it is the responsibility of
leader or manager to create a team in which each member brings their skills and talents, which
contribute to the overall success of the team (Ackroyd and Thompson, 1999). Teamwork plays
an essential role for all kinds of organizations in order to take on new challenges and work in
strategic tasks. Members in an effective team puuls the competencies and experience of a diverse
group of workers collectively to attain an ongoing and short-term task. Also, it helps in attaining
competitive benefits. In order to gain the more understanding of an effective team or team work,
there are some key elements that make a team and group function effectively (Le and et.al.,
2019). By taking an example of a well-reputed organization, named Marks and Spencer, the