Broad Expert Link: Morgeson examines teamwork issues
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In this monthly feature highlighting faculty expert knowledge relating to current business news, Frederick Morgeson, Valade Research Scholar and professor of Management at the Broad School, talks about the issues associated with the rise in work being structured around teams.
He also discusses the challenges management and organizations are facing in today’s workplaces, including hyper-competition, globalization and technology. He reveals how the Broad School curriculum has adapted to prepare students for management roles in these evolving workplaces, and he looks ahead to the management issues of tomorrow.
Morgeson, who was recently elected a Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), teaches and does research in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior. His research focuses on the role of leadership in self-managing teams and the nature of the relationship between leaders and followers; how work is structured and how people perceive their work; and the effectiveness and consequences of different selection techniques. He received his PhD from Purdue University.
For the full 22 minute podcast, please visit: www.spartanpodcast.com.