1. Managing Organizations
Self-Managed Teams

2. Table of content Origins Definition & responsibilities Leadership
Traditional teams vs. Self-Managed Teams
Conditions for effectiveness
Benefits & limitations
Example of a company that use Self-managed teams

3. Origins

4. Definition
“Self-Managed teams are groups of independent individuals that can self-regulate their behavior on relatively whole tasks”
(Cohen & Ledford 1994)

5. Responsibilities Setting the team goals
Task distributions & work schedule
Ensuring multi-skilled ability
Performance evaluation
Problem solving and decision making

6. Leading a Self-managed Team
Two kinds of leadership
External part
Non external part

7. Traditional teams vs. Self-managed teams
Characteristics
Traditional
Self-Managed Teams
Decision-making
Manager
Team
Skills
Specialized
Multi-skilled
Leadership
Direct control
Coach/Supportive

8. Conditions for effectiveness
Proper training
Shared visions and values
Managerial faith in employees
An organization culture which support risk taking

9. Benefits & Limitations
Cost Saving
Difficult to implement
Effective decision-making
Lack of planning & time consideration
Increased productivity
Poor judgment or abuse of authority by some employees
Increased employee motivation and commitment
Lack of employee motivation
Improved customer satisfaction

11. Questions for the audience!
Do you think that Self-Managed Teams would work in all kinds of organizations?
Would you like to work in this kind of way? Then Why?
What do you think you could get out of this in Self-Managed Teams?

12. Sources:
Sexton,C. (1994) "Self‐managed Work Teams: TQM Technology at the Employee Level", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 7 Issue: 2, pp.45-52
Li-Ping Tand, T. & Crofforf, A.B., (1995) “Self-managing work teams”, available at: <
MacDonald, L. “What Is a Self-Managed Team?”, available at: <
Yeatts, D., & Hyten, C. (1998). High-performing self-managed work teams : A comparison of theory to practice. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE.
Sirkin, H.L., “The employee empowerment scam”, Industry Week, 18 October 1993, p. 58.
Dean Elmuti, (1997) "Self‐managed work teams approach: creative management tool or a fad?", Management Decision, Vol. 35 Issue: 3, pp , doi: /