Points on the advantages and disadvantages of teams are discussed below. Teamwok is very much useful for organization to complete the task but it has some drawbacks while forming teams.
Advantages of Teams :
- Teams provides a large pool of ideas
- Achieve better quality products in less time
- Interaction among the team memebers enhances the skills and knowledge of the whole team
- Commitment among the team enhances motivation, performance and attendance
- Diversity
- Innovation
- Avoidance of major error
- Greater job satisfaction
- Faster and better decision
- Self motivation and continuous improvement
Disadvantages of Teams :
- Social loafing
- Intergroup conflicts
- Sometimes high level of pressure and stress
- Pressure to follow Standard operating procedure
- Sometimes individual may not compatible with teamwork
- Team commitment may overshadow personal desires
- Management may recognize it as a group achievement and may not focus on individual achievement
- One person’s negative attitude may disturb the entire team