Teamwork And Organizational Productivity

Teamwork is as old as mankind, and as such many organizations use the term ‘team’ in either one sense or the other i.e such as in the production, marketing processes, etc. Examples are management team, production team or an entire organization can be referred as a team.

Cook (1998) claimed that there is a growing consensus among scholars in the world that organizations may be getting works done through individuals, but his super achievement lies in the attainment of set goals through teams (teamwork). It is a well known fact that teamwork is not only the foundation of all successful managements, but the means of improving overall results in organizational productivity.

Wage (1997) described Teamwork as an idea of working together in a group to achieve the same goals and objectives for the good of the service users and organizations in order to deliver a good quality of service (productivity). Ruth (2007) claimed that employees teamwork is seen as constituting a larger group of people than what job position describes, the essence of teamwork is that workload is reduced and broken into pieces of work for everyone to take part. Alan (2003) defined teamwork as a grouping of professionals whose members work intensely on a specific, common goal using their positive synergy, individual and mutual accountability, and complementary skills. Employees take baby steps toward accomplishing key action items and nothing important is finished. Team work is the ability to work together towards a common vision. It is a fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Collective action is widely recognized as a positive force for teamwork in any organization or institution to succeed. Teams enable individuals to empower themselves and to increase benefits from cooperative work engaged on as a group. Getting together with others also can allow individuals to better understand the importance of teamwork and how the organizations operate as well as promote the culture of teamwork success.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Statement of the Problem

Objectives of the Study

Significance of the Study

Delimitation of the Study

CHAPTER TWO

INTRODUCTION

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Reasons for the Adoption of Teamwork

Introducing Team Work

Conditions for Successful Teamwork

Leadership Styles

Team Motivation 

Team Development (Building)

Stages of Team Development

Problems Encountered in Teamwork

Solutions to the problem

Effects of Teamwork on Productivity

Conditions that Hinder Growth in an Organization

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Introduction

Summary of the Review

Area of the Study 

Research Design

Population of the Study

Sample Size and Techniques

Method of Data Collection

Method of Data Analysis

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