Abstract
Within team research, there is no shortage of literature classifying teams. However, the team taxonomic literature suffers from a few limitations. First, many taxonomies claim to classify teams into mutually exclusive classes, yet when examined closely, are not. Second, some of the most well-known taxonomies are descriptive of various tasks teams engage in, but not of the holistic team-level properties that define different types of teams. A clear understanding of both is necessary if human resource development (HRD) professionals are to develop and train different teams effectively. Therefore, the purpose of the current article is twofold: to present an integrative taxonomy of task types and a set of team-level characteristics that have been carefully synthesized from the prior literature and to explain how these tools can be used in conjunction to inform team-oriented HRD research and practice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-129 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Human Resource Development Review |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- classification
- task
- taxonomy
- team
- typology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management