Outcomes of collaboration in cross-functional teams and the leader behaviours that impacts and maintains collaboration in cross-functional teams
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Regardless of numerous accomplishments and appreciable rewards of the\ncollaboration in cross-functional teams, the impacts of cross-functional teams has\ndeteriorated in the eyes of business, its ability to deliver having been questioned -\nbusinesses often fail to reap the promised benefits.\nWhile previous research has concentrated on collaboration in cross-functional teams of\nnew product development, it neglected the outcomes of collaboration in crossfunctional\nteams and the leader behaviours that impacts and maintains the\ncollaboration in cross-functional teams. This research aimed to understand the\nperspectives of leaders and subordinates on how leader behaviours could improve the\nimpacts of collaboration in cross-functional teams. First by exploring the outcomes of\ncollaboration in cross-functional teams, confirming importance to business, and then\nexploring current failures; secondly, by identifying the key leader behaviours that\nimpacts collaboration in cross-functional teams. Preceding initiatives have been\nineffective in reviving the value of collaboration in cross-functional teams, due to focal\npoint being new product development collaboration of cross-functional teams and failed\nto focus on leader behaviours in cross-functional teams.\nThis research, therefore, probed the necessities for collaboration entered into and\nmaintained, looking particularly at leader behaviours which is effective in encouraging\ncollaboration and involvement of stakeholders in cross-functional teams.\nFrom the research outcomes, the Leader behaviours Impact Model was designed to\nset out how collaboration can be established and maintained, optimising the impacts of\nthe leader behaviours while also diminishing its many failures of collaboration in crossfunctional\nteam.
Author: Marlon Naicker
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W611785805