MGT 302 Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography on Teamwork in HRM

This annotated bibliography presents a compilation of research on teamwork within the context of Human Resource Management (HRM). It includes annotations of a journal article by D.D. Warrick, focusing on the role of leaders in building high-performance teams and the importance of training leaders in team-building strategies. It also features an annotation of a Business Matters news article that highlights the significance of teamwork in business organizations, emphasizing communication, interdependence, and trust among team members. The bibliography underscores the need for effective communication, trust, and proper team structure for successful teamwork and project outcomes, suggesting that HR managers play a crucial role in fostering these elements.

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Warrick, D. D. (2016). What leaders can learn about teamwork and develop high-performance
teams from organization development practitioners. Performance Improvement, 55(3), 13-21.
This article has been written by D.D Warrick. He is a good Ph.D. scholar and has good
knowledge about HRM and about team buildings. The success and the failure of any
organization depend upon the way the teams of the organization are built. The leaders who are
leading the teams have to be highly skilled so that they can use they can train their teammates
properly. Organizational development depends largely on the way they are training and handling
their teams. They have to see the teams and understand the places where they actually want to
make these improvements. The team leaders will have to know the tactics of building their team
in the proper way. This article says that the team members will not automatically become
interactive with one another just because they are people. They will have to be set among
different kinds of situations where they need to cooperate with each other and work properly.
The leaders are the ones who have to look after the proper construction of the teams. It is for this
reason that the management or the HR managers must spend enough time in training the leaders
properly so that they get to know the art of building the teams and training the team leaders
properly. A leader has to make sure that he is getting the right kinds of players for constructing is
a team in the proper way. For making a teamwork properly, a leader has to know the kinds of
team members that are present in the team. There can be type A, type B and type C in the team.
Type A is the best team members at present with all the skills that are needed, type B members
also can be valuable for the team and type C is the one who does not have the needed skills at the
present time but they can, however, be trained in the long run. So this article talks about the role
of the team leaders in the act of team building. This is not possible unless and until the leaders
have a proper training Many of the HR managers make little or no effort in training the leaders.

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Though they are aware of the importance of team building and the proper functioning of the
team, they do not pay much importance to the grooming of the leaders. Teamwork can be
successful only if the team and the team members are getting proper impetus and proper
encouragement for moving forward in the team. So the HRM of each and every company has to
make sure that they are providing proper remunerations, rewards and other such aspects so that
the team can work properly. So, it is the responsibility of the human resource management of the
organization to make sure that they are training the leaders properly so that they can concentrate
upon the training of the leaders. The leaders will make sure that they are training the team
members in the proper way so that they can form a proper team (Warrick, 2016).
[Business Matters]. (2018). Profile of the successful project team.
This news article has been published on the Business Matters newspaper on June 4th,
2018. The newspaper talks about the importance of the teamwork in the business organizations.
This is very useful for understanding the importance of team building for the overall success of
the project. This news article is also very helpful in making the idea of communication clear
among the team for the purpose of team building. This article also talks about the
interdependence among the team members. This is very important as all the team members work
within a team by following the process of knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing is the process
by which the team members can share the know-how and the innovative ideas that they have
with their peers as well. This leads to a cooperative connection between all the team members of
the team. Cooperation is of utmost importance. However, one of the most important things in
the team building is the trust factor ([Business Matters], 2018). The trust factor is of huge
significance. Unless there is proper trust among the teammates, they will not interact with one

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another properly and there will always be a kind of hesitation among them and this will hinder
the overall smooth functioning of the team. The Interdependence among the team members can
be carried on properly only when there is a trust between each other. It is the duty of the HR to
make sure that the team members of the team are in a free, friendly and trustworthy relationship
with each other. One of the most important factors is how the team members feel about each
other. This has to be kept in mind that the method of knowledge sharing is a social factor and this
can be carried on properly only if there are proper interaction and no hesitation among the team
members. For the promotion and the efficiency of the team, trust is one of the most important
factors. Team condition is also one of the important factors. If the team is built properly hen the
condition of the team will be good. A good team is one where there is clarity, both in terms of
goals and objectives of the team and also in terms of feeling s ideas and expressions. A good and
well-structured team knows how to allocate the tasks among the team members; this distribution
includes the distribution of tasks and the participative activities as well. A well-structured team
will always have a positive energy and the zeal to solve all the problems or controversies that
take place. Effective communication is one of the most essential blocks of team building. All the
team members must have a fluent team communication skill. Communication is needed for
forwarding all the messages both in the verbal and the nonverbal mediums. The leaders must
make use of both the non-official and the official channels.

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References
[Business Matters]. (2018). Profile of the successful project team.
Warrick, D. D. (2016). What leaders can learn about teamwork and developing high performance
teams from organization development practitioners. Performance Improvement, 55(3),
13-21.