Title :
Team can be a four-letter word: the limits of teamwork and consensus
Author :
Vyborney, Wende M.
Abstract :
Teams are everywhere-and many of them are failing. Using a socio-technical approach, the paper identifies team situations typical to technical communication projects, provides a relational model for understanding varying levels of team commitment, uses this model to offer practical tips for encouraging more effective teams, and briefly discusses how new electronic media are likely to affect team relationships
Keywords :
socio-economic effects; technical presentation; consensus; electronic media; relational model; socio-technical approach; team commitment; team situations; teamwork; technical communication projects; Advertising; Business communication; Collaboration; Companies; Consumer electronics; Financial management; Manuals; Professional communication; Proposals; Teamwork;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1997. IPCC '97 Proceedings. Crossroads in Communication., 1997 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4184-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1997.637039
