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...

Purpose – The literature on supply chain management has focused on the benefits of frequent and strategic communication in supply chains. However, it has paid much less attention to the difficulties and conflicts associated with day‐to‐day communications in supply chains. This discrepancy...

Not only is multifunctionality regarded as an indispensable design feature of team‐based work, being multifunctional is allegedly beneficial for employees, and it is presumed to increase job satisfaction and commitment. In this article we argue that multifunctionality also has its downsides...

If the organization’s leading performance indicators shift towards innovation and the creation of knowledge, this will result in more non‐routine work and a higher level of interdependency among workers. We argue that a contingent performance management (PM) system has to focus on learning...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the performance orientation of employees and self‐promotion in the form of overstating one's performance. It is hypothesized that this relationship depends on task clarity and personalized responsibility....