Self-managing in a merry-go-round: diagnosing structural conditions for self-managing teams
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2017-07-12
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en
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Since granting additional authority to employees and teams is a contemporary trend in many organizations, this study attempted to create a designer tool with which to discern the most important structural conditions for self-managing teams in organizations. The tool was created after studying literature about self-managing teams and combining it with the modern socio technical design theory. This tool was then applied on a case study in the IT department of the Rabobank, a Dutch bank, which was in the process of a reorganization with the aim of introducing self-managing teams. The tool proved useful in determining whether the self-managing teams could be implemented in the organization and which pitfalls might occur. The tool can be utilized by other designers and managers to map whether their organization can utilize self-managing teams.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen