Title :
Engineering teams can be ok
Author :
Dalton, Maureen L. ; Dalton, C.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Business, Coll. of Mainland, Texas City, TX, USA
Abstract :
The concepts of transactional analysis are applied to teams of engineers. These ideas show the engineer how `he´ can change and that he alone is responsible for what happens in the future, no matter what has happened in the past. Transactional analysis offers a framework for increased communication to facilitate engineering decision making. Since transactional analysis is a behaviour model, it can be used in conjunction with something like the managerial grid and the Johari window to improve team effectiveness. A model for planned renegotiation is outlined in the event that the initial expectations of an engineering team do not develop as planned.
Keywords :
personnel; research and development management; Johari window; engineering decision making; engineering teams; managerial grid; team effectiveness; transactional analysis; Analytical models; Contracts; Decision making; Humans; Productivity; Uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEM.1976.6447171