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Unit 8: Team and Group Intervention

8.10 Keywords Notes

High Performance Teams: Strong extension of the basic characteristics of the teams.
Team Interventions: Working with the cross-functional, self-managed and high performance
teams.

8.11 Review Questions

1. Discuss briefly the techniques used in team building interventions.
2. Write short notes on:

(a) Cross-functional teams
(b) Third party peace making interventions
(c) Process consultations interventions.

Answer: Self Assessment

1. True 2. False
3. False 4. True

5. True 6. High performance teams
7. Conflict management 8. Role Analysis Technique

8.12 Further Readings

Books Cummings, Thomas G., & Worley, Christopher G. (2000), Organisation Development
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and Change (7 Edition), South-Western Educational Publishing.
French, Wendell L., and Cecil H. (1996), Development: Behavioral Science Interventions
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for Organisation Improvement (5 Edition), New Delhi, India: Prentice Hall of India.
Hatch, Mary J. (1997), Organisation Theory, New York: OUP.
Senge, Peter M. (1990), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of Learning
Organisation, New York: Doubleday.

Sinha, Dharni P. (1986), T-Group, Team Building and Organisation Development,
New Delhi, India: ISABS.
S. Ramanarayan, T.V. Rao, Kuldeep Singh, Organisational Development Interventions
and Strategies.

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