Management and Leadership of Innovative Work Teams

• Autores: Santiago Gutiérrez Broncano
• Localización: Human Resource Management in the Digital Economy: Creating Synergy between Competency Models and Information / coord. por Susana de Juana Espinosa, José Antonio Fernández Sánchez, Encarnación Manresa Marhuenda, Jorge Valdés Conca, 2012, ISBN 978-1-61350-207-5, pág. 290
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This chapter focuses on the analysis of two factors; the characteristics of new work teams and the management and leadership tools required for these innovative teams, in order to generate greater effectiveness. Firstly, the authors present the differences between a work team and a group and the basic characteristics of innovative work teams (multifunctional teams, self-managing teams, virtual teams and open-innovation teams). Then, the authors focus on the management systems of these teams with the aim of generating greater effectiveness. High-performance practices and management skills are presented as tools for increasing motivation and commitment to the company and its business culture. Finally, the authors analyzed the leadership and the effect of leadership has an impact on the team's results as well as on the company's innovativeness, making it an essential part of creating effective innovative teams.