Teams embedded in organizations - Some implications

From the early 1980s to the present, organizations have increased their rel iance on teams. Over the same time period the amount of traditional small g roup-team research has decreased. The void has been filled by research that is focused on issues facing task-performing teams embedded in organization s. It is argued here that the organizational perspective has produced resea rch that complements and extends past research on groups and teams, A case is made for differences in orientation between traditional ream research an d work aimed specifically at teams in organizations. Implications of these differences are explored.