iv) Teams

. The main characteristics of a team structure are that it breaks down departmental barriers and decentralises decision-making to the level of the team. Teams require staff to be both generalists and specialists. There are many types of teams, such as

i) multi-skilled (members with differing skills come together)

ii) self-managing (members of the team take over operational responsibility previously performed by their managers and supervisors)

iii) self-leading (members participate in the development and implementation of strategy at the work group level, eg holacacy)

. There are various subsets of these types of team (see more in volumes)