The role of work team arrangement in organization development
Subject Areas : رویکرد ها ومدل های ظرفیت سازی منابع انسانیMohadese Ostadbagher 1 , Mahmood Abolghsemi 2 , Abasalt Khorasani 3
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2 - University professor
3 - دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
Keywords: Belbin model, work team, organization development,
Abstract :
This study was aimed at exploring permutation of employees within teamworks based on the Belbin model in a consulting firm. Case study method was used in this research. To collect data Belbin questionnaire was administered to the members of the "Transport and Traffic" group. Findings showed that the group had a high score in the roles of Implementer, Teamworker, Completer Finisher and Specialist, and had a low score in Plant and Monitor Evaluator. It was also found that the teams were not balanced and necessary actions should be taken to create a relative balance in the group. Another finding of this study revealed the relationship between demographic characteristics (including gender, field of study, level of education and work experience) with team roles. Women score high in Implementer, specialist and Teamworker roles , whereas men score high in Implementer, Completer Finisher and Teamworker. Implementer, Completer Finisher and Teamworker in technical fields and Implementer, specialist and Teamworker in non-technical fields had a high score. Implementer, Shaper and Teamworker with the associate degree, Implementer, specialist and Completer Finisher with the bachelor's degree, Implementer, Teamworker, resource explorer and specialist with the master's degree, and Completer Finisher with the doctoral degree are highly rated. Teamworker, Implementer and specialist with the work experience of less than 10 years, the Implementer, specialist and Completer Finisher with the work experience of 10-20 years, the Implementer and Completer Finisher and Resource Investigator with the work experience of 20-30 years had a higher score compared to their counterparts.
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