Setting the Stage: Characteristics of Organizations, Teams and Tasks Influencing Team Processes
Rainer Dietrich, Traci Michelle Chhildress · 2017
Howpeopleperformtheirtasksdependsonanumberoffactorsbeyondtheirown control,theirmotivationandtheirability.TheGIHREprojectfocusesonsmall teamsperforminghighlycriticaltasksundercomplexandoftendifficult circumstances.Whilesubsequentchapterswilldescriberesultswiththisfocus,i.e. bylookingattheinteractionamongteammembersfromvariousangles,thepresent chapterdealswiththeorganizationalandtask-relatedpreconditionsthatserveasan influentialframeworkfortheteam&s;sperformance.Wheninterpretingthefindings presentedinsubsequentchapters,thisframeworkhastobekeptinmind,e.g. leadershipmeanssomethingdifferentinateamoftwohighlyandsimilarlytrained pilotsthaninateamthatincorporatesseveralprofessionsandhierarchicallevels suchasamedicaloperatingteam.