A small number of people with complementary skills who are commited to a common purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.
team
Teams that make or do things like manufacture, assemble, sell, or provvide service.
work teams
Teams that work on long-term projects but disband once the work is completed.
project and development teams
Teams that operate seperatley from the regular work structure, and exist temporarily.
parallel teams
Teams that coordinate and give direction to the subunits under their jurisdiction and integrate work among subunits.
management teams
Work groups composed of multinational members whose activites span multiple countries.
transnational teams
Teams that are physically dispersed and communicate electronically more than face to face.
virtual teams
Groups that have no managerial responsibilities.
traditional work groups
Voluntary groups of people drawn from various production teams who make suggestions about quality.
quality circles
Groups that make decisions about managing and carrying out major production activities but get outside support for quality control and maintenance.