Purpose – Teams are often introduced with the objective of improving the effectiveness of the organization, as well as the quality of working life for employees. This immediately makes clear that constructs in teamwork research may refer to completely different variables depending on the level...

Based on the four principles of self‐organization formulated by Morgan (1986), a four‐stage implementation model for empowering teams was developed. From the first to the last stage, the attention shifts from routine tasks to non‐routine tasks, from the individual to the group, and from...