Case Study

Team dynamics (A)

2 pages
March 2003
Reference: IMD-4-0267

Five employees who worked for the same company were selected to work together in a team for a six-week period. The team’s task was to identify new potential markets for the company. The team divided itself into sub-groups, grouping together individual skill sets best suited to the different phases of the project. One of the team members, Christine, was unhappy about being assigned to a sub-group with Sally because of her low expectations of Sally. The case describes how the dynamics between Christine and Sally deteriorate, the way this affects team dynamics as a whole, and asks what can be done to turn the situation around.

Keywords
Team Dynamics, Gender
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Type
Generalized Experience
Copyright
© 2003
Available Languages
English
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Team dynamics (A)
By Jeannie Kahwajy Sophie Linguri Coughlan and Nanci Govinder
Case reference: IMD-4-0267 ©2003
Summary
Five employees who worked for the same company were selected to work together in a team for a six-week period. The team's task was to identify new ...
Reference IMD-4-0267
Copyright ©2003
Copyright owner IMD Copyright
Available Languages English
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Team dynamics (B)
By Jeannie Kahwajy Sophie Linguri Coughlan and Nanci Govinder
Case reference: IMD-4-0268 ©2003
Summary
This case describes how Christine changed her view of the situation with Sally. She chose to focus on herself and her own contribution, rather than...
Reference IMD-4-0268
Copyright ©2003
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