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  • Title: Self-directed work teams: the wave of the future?
    Author: Beckham R.
    Journal: Hosp Mater Manage Q; 1998 Aug; 20(1):48-60. PubMed ID: 10181322.
    Abstract:
    Although teams are currently a popular means of solving work force needs in health care, there has been little use of self-directed work teams--autonomous units without a front-line manager and empowered to control their own work. This article analyzes key differences between self-directed work teams and traditional teams, looks at three cases in which self-directed work teams were implemented, and discusses some of the barriers to the formation and use of self-directed work teams.
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