DBN507 Team Management: Google Team Development Action Plan Report

This report provides a team development action plan for Google, beginning with a background of the company and its foundation. It then delves into a team development action plan, emphasizing training for employees in the Product Development Department to improve working efficiency. The report discusses team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin, categorized into action-oriented, social, and thinking roles, and how these roles can be used to evaluate team performance. Furthermore, it examines Frederick Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, addressing factors that cause job dissatisfaction and those that create satisfaction within Google. The report concludes by summarizing the key aspects of team development and motivational strategies discussed, referencing academic sources for further reading. Desklib offers this and many other solved assignments for students.

Team Development Action
Plan in Google
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Table of Content
• Background of Google
• Team development action plan
• Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
• Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin in Product development department
• Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
• Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
• Two-Factor Theory by Frederick Hertzberg
• Two-Factor Theory by Frederick Hertzberg (Contd.)
• Conclusion
• References

Background of Google
• Google Inc. is a well known search
engine which was founded in the year
1998. It was founded by two people
that is Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
• In the initial stage Google began as an
online search firm that offers more than
50 internet based services.

Team development action plan
• Proper training to the employees of
Product development department of
Google.
• By the help of proper training it can bring
huge number of benefits to employees of
Google.
• To improve the working efficiency of
employees at Google.

Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
At present various organization around the globe
are working in team for achieving some common
practices. It is mainly done so that employees can
have joint task. Nine team roles proposed by
Belbin are
• Co-ordinators.
• Resource investigation
• Plants
• Monitor Evaluators.

Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
• Shapers
• Implementers
• Completer finsihers
• Team Workers
• Specialists.

Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin in Product Development
Department
In Google the team roles can be distinguished into
• Action-Oriented Roles.
• Social Roles
• Thinking Roles.

Team roles suggested by Meredith Belbin
The evaluation of team performance is
carried out making use of team roles.
• By making use of Belbin Team an
individual can analyze a team and its
results.
• It is required for managing overall
strengths along with improving weakness.
• Use of Belbin team is required for
understanding the team.

Two-Factor Theory by Frederick Herzberg
• Two factor theory is also known as
Motivation-Hygiene Theory or even dual
factor theory.
• This particular theory states that job
satisfaction mainly depends on two factors
like satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

Two-Factor Theory by Frederick Herzberg in Google
For taking away dissatisfaction, Google needs to
address a list of points like
• Google should work on bureaucracy.
• Make sure that there is support and effective
supervision in Google.
• The fact should be taken account that all are
respected.
For creating condition of satisfaction, Google needs
to address the following points
• Building up condition for better performance
• Tailoring the work with employees.

Conclusion
• The fact can be concluded that the
presentation highlights team roles
suggested by Meredith Belbin. After
that, two factor theory for Frederick
Hertzberg has been discussed. A team
development action plan has been
provided. The background of Google
has been discussed in details.

References
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