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Strategic Management of Teams
Author: David I. Cleland

STRATEGIC Management of TEAMS "Those companies that learn the secrets of creating cross-functional teams are winning the battle for global market share and profits. Those that don't are losing out."—BusinessWeek It's no secret that alternative teams are increasingly recognized as a highly effective means to improve quality and oper... more »ational efficiency, decentralize authority, and motivate workers at every level of an organization. Less well understood, and rarely touched upon in the literature, is the fact that cross-functional teams are highly versatile strategic resources and key elements in the design and execution of strategic management initiatives. In this book, noted author, scholar, and authority on team management, David Cleland, demonstrates that alternative, cross-functional teams are both critical to the management of change within an organization and building blocks in the design and execution of product/service and process strategy. He explores specific aspects of strategic team management and provides clear, concise recommendations on the design and implementation of team-based strategy. Topics of particular interest include:

Identification and discussion of alternative uses for teams in dealing with product/service and process changes within the organizations
Using teams to encourage cross-functional and cross-organizational focus in the use of enterprise resources
How teams can enable everyone in the enterprise to participate in the design, development, and implementation of strategies that will make the organization more competitive
How the strategic use of teams changes organizational culture
Coping with the negative aspects of teams
How the use of teams has created "Teamocracy"—an organizational design driven by operational and strategic teams

Strategic Management of Teams is must reading for managers in industry, government service, or any large organization that must adapt continually to technological, economic, and social change. It is also an indispensable resource for students in industrial engineering, technology management, and business administration who wish to enter the job market armed with the very latest in management skills. This eye-opening book reveals the enormous potential of alternative, cross-functional teams as forces for change within an organization and as building blocks in the design and execution of competitive strategy. It gives managers the tools, techniques, and information they need to integrate teams into the overall strategic plan of the organization. Author David Cleland looks at teams from the point of view of a manager who envisions using teams as strategic devices in dealing with change. He explains how to determine whether and which teams should be put in place and how to make the most of them. He explains:

How to prepare the enterprise for the creation of teams and prepare team players for their new roles in facilitating change within the organization
How teams can sharpen the enterprise's competitive edge—and how managerial roles must change to allow this to happen
Specific team functions: reengineering through teams; self-managed production teams; benchmarking; concurrent engineering teams; sundry teams; and more
The positive and negative impact of teams on corporate culture
Results that teams have achieved for organizations that have implemented them

ISBN-13: 9780471120582
ISBN-10: 0471120588
Publication Date: 3/1996
Pages: 292
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Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Book Type: Paperback
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