The use of "Teams" in the workplace has become more and more common; most

organizations find that teams enhance productivity and workplace performance. Another place

that teams have become more common is in the academic arena; especially in Graduate and

Professional Studies type college programs such as those offered by Averett University.

The text book definition for a team is a "number of people with complementary skills

who are committed to a common purpose, a set of performance goals, and an approach for which

they hold themselves mutually accountable". (Gomez-Mejia and Balkin, 2002). One of the first

tasks accomplished by any student upon enrolling in a program like Averett's is the formation of

study teams, this say this was an interesting experience would be an understatement, the cluster

is made up of individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and levels of education. It was

further complicated by the fact that some students had previously worked with others in the

The common goal for all the students in our cluster and in our team is to graduate from

Averett with a Bachelors Degree in December 2003. Since all me

can be rewarding and challenging. My experience thus far indicates that the advantages of

whether simply by listening to the member or by actively discussing alternatives and offering

(Gomez-Mejia and Balkin, 2002). This option would only be used as a last resort.

remind him/her of our team constitution and our desire not to lose the spirit of trust and

Gomez-Mejia, L. and Balkin, D. B. (2002). Management. Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Bolton, F (2002) Course Syllabus, BSA 313

Almost half way through the course now, we have managed to maintain trust and respect

perform at the highest level possible

whilst every person has a voice on our team, we also have a majority rule provision that is used

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