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Conceptual framework: contemporary perspective on teams2
Figure 5 illustrates the contemporary perspective on teams and explains
the article’s focus (the top rectangle). Environmental dynamics and com-
plexity influence the team’s task. The focus in this article is on factors that
affect team processes and emergent states. Together, this results in team ef-
fectiveness. Team effectiveness, in turn, influences the environment in on-
going cycles. This represents the theoretical framework and relevant empir-
ical studies are reviewed below.
Figure 5. Conceptual framework for understanding team effectiveness
(Adapted from Ilgen Hollenbeck, Johnson, & Jundt, 2005; Klimoski & Mohammed, 1994;
Kozlowski & Ilgen, 2006)
There are many definitions of teams, but they generally all emphasise
similar features:
- two or more members;
- the interdependence of members’ action (one member cannot
resolve the issue alone; members depend on each other in their
workflow);
- shared responsibility (members are brought together to accom-
plish a task, outcome);
2 In this article, the general term “team” is used rather than multi-professional col-
laboration to denote that aspects presented here are based on the science of teams in
general and hold for teams in general.
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Conceptual framework: contemporary perspective on teams2
Figure 5 illustrates the contemporary perspective on teams and explains
the article’s focus (the top rectangle). Environmental dynamics and com-
plexity influence the team’s task. The focus in this article is on factors that
affect team processes and emergent states. Together, this results in team ef-
fectiveness. Team effectiveness, in turn, influences the environment in on-
going cycles. This represents the theoretical framework and relevant empir-
ical studies are reviewed below.
Figure 5. Conceptual framework for understanding team effectiveness
(Adapted from Ilgen Hollenbeck, Johnson, & Jundt, 2005; Klimoski & Mohammed, 1994;
Kozlowski & Ilgen, 2006)
There are many definitions of teams, but they generally all emphasise
similar features:
- two or more members;
- the interdependence of members’ action (one member cannot
resolve the issue alone; members depend on each other in their
workflow);
- shared responsibility (members are brought together to accom-
plish a task, outcome);
2 In this article, the general term “team” is used rather than multi-professional col-
laboration to denote that aspects presented here are based on the science of teams in
general and hold for teams in general.
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