Teamwork

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This paper deals with the analysis of team behavior and benefits of team-building and team work. It explains the Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Y and how beneficial they are in team building. It also analyses the Tuckman’s stages of Group Development and the Dyer’s Team Building strategies and how they influence teamwork. This paper also evaluates how the application of these theories can help greatly improve teamwork and performance eventually. However, these theories being easy to understand are difficult to be applied and pose a great challenge to managers. Also, each individual being different reacts differently to each situation.

This paper also talks about how relevantly these theories can be applied to each culture. Also, the objective of all the theories is to improve and stress the importance of team building but all of them talk about the different aspects.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 3

2. Pro’s and Con’s of Team Work 3

2.1. Characteristics of Effective Teams 4

3. Dyer’s Theory on Team Building 4

3.1. Analysis of Dyer’s Theory 5

4. Douglas McGregor’s Theories 5

4.1. Analysis of Douglas’ Theories 6

5. Team Building – an example 6

6. Recommendations 7

7. Conclusion 8

8. References 9

1. Introduction

The Webster’s defines teamwork as “work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole” (Websters, 2010). However, this does not mean that the individual is not important. It simply means that the team working efficiently and effectively goes beyond all individual accomplishments. It also implies that the most effective teamwork happens when all individuals are in total harmony in their contributions towards a common goal. A number of writers have, over the years, tried to elaborate and enunciate the basis of teamwork and how a team works better than an individual. An increased sense of ownership in teams can...