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Case Study No 01

Team Management

BHRM 31152

Ms.Prabashini Wijewantha

Department of HRM

Faculty of Commerce & Management

Members Student Numbers

V. P. N. Badungodage BM/2007/010

H. R. M. Caldera BM/2007/025

M. D. V. S. Mendis BM/2007/153

M. D. S. Mudannayaka BM/2007/156

W. G. I. L. Wijesinghe BM/2007/299

M. V. L. C. S. Karunanayaka BM/2007/314

1) Formation of the team with 5 members

2) Personality conflicts affect the team

3) Not ready for tomorrow’s presentation

4) Kumari is stressful due to the incomplete task

5) Occurrence of conflicts within the team

6) What will happen tomorrow?

Why Kumar's group having problems?

IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS

• Absence of a leader

• Lack of experiences

• Mismatch of attitudes

• Improper decision making process

• Ambiguity of team purpose

• Poor team spirit

Cont…..IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS

Can you use the Shea-Guzzo Model to give Kumari a better idea of why the group is dysfunctional?

SHEA-GUZZO MODEL

• Shea and Guzzo proposed a model of "Group Effectiveness” which is much less extensive.

APPLYING SHEA-GUZZO MODEL TO KUMARI’S GROUP

Reason for dysfunctional of the group

Outcome Interdependence

Task

Interdependence Potency

This is low because the

members carry out their roles independently.

This is low because the

consequences of the outcome are not shared by all members

equally

This is low because they

are not believing that the group

can be effective

Solutions according to the Model

Task

Interdependence Potency Outcome Interdependence

Team building and enhance the synergy within the group

share a common fate within the group

increase the level of collective belief among the group members to increase the level of potency of the group.

What should Kumari do now?

Proposed Options

• Option 01 Call a formal meeting

• Option 02Make a individual report by Kumari

• Option 03Ask permission to postpone the dead line

• Option 04Appoint a leader through voting system

• Option 05

Increase the team spirit of the team using various group activities.

• Option 06

Create a proper decision making procedure.

OUR RECOMMENDATION

• Immediately request to post pone the dead line• Call a official meeting and appoint a leader• Re program the plan and delegate task with dead lines• Simultaneously develop the synergy within the group• Evaluate the success of the task continuously

Thank You