A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to common purpose/goal & accountable for the result. The team should have people of diverse skills so that the team benefits from each other & they are regarded as self-supporting. A team distinguishes itself from other teams in respect of the particular approach that it adopts. Team members are mutually accountable for the team’s performance. Whether in victory or defeat, they remain together & attach with each other. Team members plan, implement & control their own process. There is no room for work avoiders & nobody should take credit for work not done by them. Team members enjoy enough freedom of action or autonomy with respect to company’s overall goals, policies & practices. Teams can be of Different type: Work teams Problem-solving teams Management teams Virtual teams

2.  .A team is a small number of people with
complementary skills who are committed to
common purpose/goal & accountable for the
result.
 The team should have people of diverse
skills so that the team benefits from each
other & they are regarded as self-supporting.

3.  A team distinguishes itself from other teams
in respect of the particular approach that it
adopts.
 Team members are mutually accountable for
the team’s performance.
 Whether in victory or defeat, they remain
together & attach with each other.

4.  Team members plan, implement & control
their own process.
 There is no room for work avoiders & nobody
should take credit for work not done by them.
 Team members enjoy enough freedom of
action or autonomy with respect to
company’s overall goals, policies &
practices.

5. 1. Teams are formed to bring about some
specific changes & attain some specific
goals.
2. In team, there is co-operative effort in
functioning. There is no order-giving &
order-obeying relationship. The team leader
is very participative.

6.  The team must get the feeling of adequacy
in respect of materials, manpower
equipments & finance.
 The team is self-sufficient & it has clear
vision.

7.  Work teams
 Problem-solving teams
 Management teams
 Virtual teams

8.  It consists of 10-15 members.
 These teams are generally concerned with
the work done by the organization.
 This may include new product development,
manufacturing, technical service to
customers, project implementation, product
launching & so on.

9.  The main aim of these teams is to identify
specific problems that the organization is
facing & provide solution to the same.
 In such teams technical knowledge &
experience are required.
 Similarly analytical skill , problem solving &
decision making skills are required.

10.  These consists of senior managers,
executives & directors of the organization.
 Their main job is to ensure co-ordination
among different teams, provide guidance,
determine resource allocation, develop
guidelines for effective functions & so on.
 They are responsible for the overall
corporate performance.

11.  These are also known as indirect/implicit
teams.
 Virtual teams are those which may not
actually meet together face-to-face in
person.
 They may not be physically present in
contact with each other for direct talk.
 The members contact with each other
through teleconferencing & video-
conferencing etc.

12.  In groups each member tries to put in his/her
own contribution & the final output of the
group is mainly the sum of the individual
contributions.
 In teams members have complementary
skills & their work is more synergetic.

13.  In groups, the members generally do not
assume responsibility for the outcome of
their collective effort. They concern
themselves primarily with their own outcome.
 The team members feel accountable for the
final outcome of their working.

14.  While group members may share a common
goal, in team working commitment is the
ultimate purpose.
 Groups are relatively more closely monitored
by the management whereas teams enjoy
greater freedom in its working.

15.  It refers to the system of getting people in an
organization to work together effectively.
 Its main aim is synergy.
 It focuses on complementary skills such as
problem solving, decision making,
interpersonal, leadership, communication etc. of
team members who can easily accomplish a
task.
 It also depends on clear vision & proper
strategy.