The team work method is a concept for distributing automated theorem provers and so to activate several experts to work on a given problem. We have implemented this for pure equational logic using the unfailing Knuth-Bendix completion procedure as basic prover. In this paper we present three classes of experts working in a goal oriented fashion. In general, goal oriented experts perform their j...

This paper explores a team-based knowledge sharing framework as a structured approach to addressing complex work-related challenges through the sharing of knowledge drawn from concrete experiences. Knowledge sharing is constructed through individual narratives that serve as the basis for collective sensemaking. In turn, interpretation of the problem at hand and articulation of related past expe...

Team Empowerment (Kirkman et al. 2004) [Cronbach α: .93; mean: 3.44; standard deviation: 0.36] (Potency) 1. Our team has confidence in itself. 1. My team believes that we can produce high quality work. 2. My team believes that we can be very productive. (Meaningfulness) 1. Our team cares about what it does. 2. Our team feels that its tasks are worthwhile. 3. My team feels that its work is meani...

In this study we analyze the mediating role of team work engagement between team social resources (i.e., supportive team climate, coordination, teamwork), and team performance (i.e., in-role and extra-role performance) as predicted by the Job Demands-Resources Model. Aggregated data of 533 employees nested within 62 teams and 13 organizations were used, whereas team performance was assessed by ...

Manufacturing agility is the ability to prosper in an environment characterized by constant and unpredictable change. The purpose of this paper is to analyze team attributes necessary to facilitate agile manufacturing, and using Balance Theory as a framework, it evaluates the potential positive and negative impacts related to these team attributes that could alter the balance of work system ele...