CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Progression is the major objective of an organisation. An organisation need to progress financially, structural and increase quality and improve quality of its production to meet a higher demand and capture more public interests. This depends on how the organisation is able to top the potential resources of an organisation can make or mar the organisation.
One of the most skills required in a contemporary work setting is the ability to work as a team. Every members of the organisation is very important and should work actively for the success of the organisation. A team is collection of individuals who are interdependent in their tasks, who themselves and who are seen by others as an intact social entity embedded in one or more social systems e g business unit or corporation and who manage their relationship across organisational boundaries (Sand Storms, Demese and Futrell 1990).
The researcher is carrying out a critical analysis of Teamwork as a Tool for Organisational Development. Some individual are withdrawn in nature and find it difficult to work or blend with others.
A business organisation is such that works is interdependent where members depends on one another for complete outcome. Working independently in a work setting frustrates the rate of out put as well as general organisation growth.
Teamwork is considering the basis for organisational development. Question always arise as individual and organisations really benefiting from team work? Why do some people find it difficult to work in a team?
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
An organisation involves a number of individuals who must work interdependently for the success and development of the organisation. The desire to carry out an analysis of team work as a tool for organisational development was a result of the following problems
Some individuals in their workplaces find it difficult to work in team ie they dislike teamwork. This is because they are blind to numerous contribution of teamwork to the development of the organisation.
Another issues is the inability of the organisation to build a team which is accepted to all individuals in the organisation.