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Mutual Design of Teams and Information Technology, Affecting Organizational Performance

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If teamwork is the key to effective organizations, information technology is the key to effective teamwork. The first part of this paper introduces the concept of using teams and information technology to effect organizational performance. Each element on the left side of this "equation" (the teams and the information technology) is of equal importance in bringing about the "result" (organizational performance); in fact, the synergistic relationship between teams and information technology makes them far more effective agents of change together than either could be apart. In the second יpart of this paper a quantitative model is presented that makes clear the significance of this relationship and presents the basic components of the process intended to exploit it: the mutual design of teams and information technology.

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