Literature Review: Project Team Dynamics And Student Workgroup Teams

摘要

There are many critical factors which determine the effective functioning of a team into a high performance team. Problem solving, interpersonal dynamics, creativity, are among the many aspects which affect the performance of project teams. Creativity often occurs at individual level, but is important to be translated into the organizational setting. Problem solving among teams is dependent on the team organization, and some individuals would excel in a better way than others. The following paper will research into the determinants of organizational creativity. The team role model developed by Belbin (1993) will throw light on its claim to provide a method of assembling a team which will produce consistently good results. Kirton's Adaption-Innovation theory is an inventory that measures an individual's preferred cognitive style. Every individual has a style which is a process that leads to successful manifestation of creativity, problem-solving and decision-taking. It is a useful language which explains the differences in working practices and comfort levels with respect to the organizational structure in place. KAI is based on the assumption that individual cognitive differences in problem solving approach have distinct patterns of behavior, and differences can be identified by a psychological instrument. Creativity among employees in organizations is important for overall commercial success and to sustain a competitive advantage. Factors favorable for creativity among employees and aspects hampering creativity are also discussed. Finally, as part of an ongoing "practicum in engineering management" coursework at the MSEM program in University of Minnesota Duluth, certain observations with reference to above literature review and the project teams would be highlighted