Team-based Job

Presented by:
Alina Adhikari
Team structure in organizations

Newer type of organization that is less

hierarchical, less structured, and more fluid
than traditional structures
Team-based job

Team-based jobs occur within work teams.

A work team is a group of people or

employees usually with;
complementary skills and synergistic
who address a operational component of an
organization.
change and adapt to fulfill group and
organizational objectives
Forms of team and team based jobs

Advice/involvement team:
used for solving problems and activities that
are in need of revision or improvement

Such as:
-quality control circles
-special committees
-advisory boards
 Production/service team:
associated with production and selling goods
and services

Such as:
-assembly
-client service teams
 Project/development team:
a team whose members usually belong to
different groups, functions and are assigned to
activities for the same project

Such as:
-research and development
-project management
-Engineering
-task force teams
 Action/negotiation team:
highly skilled specialist teams cooperating in
brief performance events

Such as:
-sports
-collective bargaining
-surgery
-flight crew teams
Shift in the organizational structure
shifting from the traditional functional
hierarchy to a network of teams.

Source: Forbes
 Prospect of Teamwork

companies can no longer rely on mass

production and economies of scale to
compete in the marketplace

teams optimize the use of human resources

teams bring about increased levels of job

satisfaction, motivation and employee
commitment

Source- Towards Effective Team Building in the Workplace: International Journal of

 Team-based working and employee well-
being

team structure and job design were

significantly associated with greater employee
satisfaction and lower stress

Source-Team-based working and employee well-being: A cross cultural comparison of

United Kingdom and Hong Kong health services: European Journal Of Work And
 Within the team there must be:
clearly defined roles
interdependent work
regular meetings
unambiguous feedback
autonomy within teams

Source-Team-based working and employee well-being: A cross cultural comparison of

United Kingdom and Hong Kong health services: European Journal Of Work And
 Impediments and Challenges to Teamwork

problems of groupthink and pressure to

conform

team member may become cynical of the

organization

innovation is reduced if teams are forced to

suggest solutions that are likely to be
accepted

Source- Towards Effective Team Building in the Workplace: International Journal of

Examples of companies that are prioritizing
team-based job
Service based industries

Uber

Cleveland Clinic
Product based industries

Procter and gamble

It brings together a group of employees from all

functional departments representing different
geographic regions and design a new product
which can be aligned with the company's
manufacturing capabilities and objectives.
Team based-jobs in Nepali Context:

Functional teams in the product/service

industries

Development teams in INGOs

Approach to team based work especially in IT

based industry.
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