BUSM 1100 STUDY MAP: Literature Review
REFERENCE SOURCE REFERENCE SDT Autonomy Productivity Other Author Author Conclusion
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REF 1 Definition of Autonomy is A degree of Nil Nil Nil Nil Does not
McShane, S.L., Olekalns, M, & Autonomy given to freedom given to require
Travaglione, T. 2010, Organisational SDTs by via employees to supervision
Behaviour on the Pacific Rim, 3rd edn, empowerment plan and unlike
McGraw-Hill, Sydney, Australia. from schedule their traditionally
supervisors own work
REF 2 Effects of social Can exist in Due to lack of Lowers team's Nil Common Nil Lead to
McShane, S.L. & Von Glinow, M.A. loafing SDTs supervisor, this productivity as a agreement on undesired
2004, Organisational Behaviour: might occur result lower results
Emerging realities for the workplace productivity as
revolution, McGraw-Hill, New York, REF 3
USA.
REF 3 Defines social May occur in Due to lack of Lowers team's Nil Common Lower Certain
Comer D.R. 1995, A Model of Social loafing SDTs supervisor, this productivity as a agreement on productivity employees
Loafing in Real Work Groups, Human might occur result lower SDTs but could be more
Relations, June, vol.48, no. 6, pp. 647- productivity as possibly productive
667. REF 2 higher when without SDT
alone
REF 4 Requirement of Requires As a result of Nil Requires more Nil Nil In order to
Wellins, R. & George, J. 1991. 'The SDTs sophisticated autonomy, skills as compared cross function,
Key to Self-Directed Teams', Training level of skills members of the to traditional workers must
and Development Journal, vol.45, team must (hierarchical) undergo extra
no.4, pp. 26-31. acquire higher teams training
level of skills to
replace
manager's role
REF 5 Research of SDTs Higher Management Nil Main cause of Nil Nil Supervisors
Morris C.E. 2003, Self-Directed Work on food engineering management unwilling to give failure in food and managers
Teams: The Icing on theCake, industry refuse to full autonomy to manufacturing must
FoodEngineering, viewed 22 July relinquish SDTs due to lack plants cooperate and
2010, authoritarian in job security empower
. function
Your opinions Nil SDTs are too Too much Productivity drops Nil Agree that Nil SDTs should
risky to autonomy can due to lack of social loafing be carefully
implement as result in social training and social can occur planned or
it lacks the loafing loafing which reduces result in dire
leadership of team consequences
a manager productivity
Key Questions Nil SDTs brings If managers When productivity Nil Nil Nil Since
about certain refuse to drops, who is to implementing
implications empower teams blame? SDTs is
Q1. How do companies encourage
such as with autonomy, Management or difficult
their employees if they resist the
stressful what should be team? should
implementation of SDTs due to having
training for done? companies
to undergo stressful training?
employees drop the idea?
and lack of
Q2. What should organisations do to
job security Is the odds
ensure supervisors and managers
by worth it?
would not feel a lack of job security
supervisors
while implementing SDTs?
Q3. If an SDTs fails on a task, does
the members in the team take the
blame or the supervisors for the lack
of guidance?
Q4. How does a company deem a
certain employee suitable for working
in a Self-Directed Team environment?
KEY:
REF: Reference SDT: Self-Directed Teams
REMINDER:
1. References need to be in each paragraph of Part A (Literature Review). Text book 2 can be an e-book. ’Own choice’ reference can not be Wikipedia or a dictionary
2. Full reference list must be written at the end of the essay after the Conclusion
3. Key Questions are placed after the Full reference list at the end of the paper
OB STUDY MAP
Prepared by Margaret Heffernan
RMIT University
9 July 2010