Pushing the Boundaries of Multiteam Systems in Research and Practice: An Introduction
Pushing the Boundaries: Multiteam Systems in Research and Practice
ISBN: 978-1-78350-313-1, eISBN: 978-1-78350-314-8
Publication date: 24 September 2014
Abstract
Purpose
As work demands have become increasingly complex, organizations and agencies are progressively turning toward larger systems comprised of teams, or multiteam systems (MTSs), to accomplish multifaceted tasks in challenging environments. Today, many organizations require these complex systems in order to achieve the dynamic goals that are required of our ever-changing world. Subsequently, MTSs have become a growing area of interest in organizational research, primarily due to their increasing prominence in organizational settings.
Design
In this introductory chapter, our goal is to highlight a selection of existing research regarding MTSs that serves to answer the question, “What do we know about MTSs?” while also setting up the question that serves as a recurrent theme throughout this volume, “Where does our research need to go in order to better serve MTSs in practice?”
Findings
While there has been a great advancement in the area of MTSs in recent years, there is still much to be explored in terms of the challenges and opportunities that MTSs afford in practice.
Originality/value
It is the goal of this chapter that we will set the stage for readers interested in identifying the current trends, dynamics, and issues in MTSs in the real world for the purposes of both expanding our research and theory on MTSs as well as further building the foundation for improving their development, implementation, and effectiveness “in the wild.”
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Citation
Shuffler, M.L., Rico, R. and Salas, E. (2014), "Pushing the Boundaries of Multiteam Systems in Research and Practice: An Introduction", Pushing the Boundaries: Multiteam Systems in Research and Practice (Research on Managing Groups and Teams, Vol. 16), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1534-085620140000016001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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