Perspectives on Groups and Work Teams in the Workplace

the paper reviews changes in the nature and environment of teams, suggesting that why teams change over time and how and why these changes impact team-related outcomes, such as performance, is sorely lacking. below we relate in detail to these points while suggesting a comprehensive model drawing upon tziner′s research and publications on work teams and addressing the changes from the social psychology perspective suggested by chernyak-hai. by the end of this work, we derive specific predictions for empirical examination.