Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Business => Management => Topic started by: Metfan725 on May 20, 2019
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In a brief essay, discuss how managers can use selection to shape team behavior.
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Selection is a natural place to start in shaping team behavior as some individuals already possess the interpersonal skills to be effective team players before they join the team. When assembling a team, a manager should look for two things–the technical skills to carry out the task and the team skills to function successfully within the team.
If the prospective team member has technical skills but not team skills, the manager may choose not to hire the person or to hire on a provisional basis, requiring that the applicant demonstrate team skills before he or she is officially included as part of the team.
In either case, the manager can use his or her discretion to include individuals who enhance, rather than detract from, the team. A team with members who have requisite technical skills that can function efficiently as a unit has a very high probability of successfully achieving its goals.