C&S Wholesale Grocers: Self-Managed Teams
The "team" concept has become the standard in today's workplace due to its ability to increase cooperation and knowledge sharing. However, while the business environment continues to become more sophisticated and demanding, businesses are looking to reduce micro management and shift focus to the company's vision. Consequently, they look for alternatives to the traditional team model, such as the latest concept of a self-managed team, which places an emphasis on team independence and member participation. This emerging concept of a self-managed team is a group of people working independently towards a common objective which is defined outside the team. A self-empowered team promises to yield more creativity and productivity for improved results. "Fortune magazine calls self-directed or self-managed teams the productivity breakthrough of the 90s" (Elmuti 4). Rick Cohen, the owner of C&S Wholesale Grocers is considering......
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