Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies

The growth of industries and the strong economic base in Brazil require improvements and adaptations in business processes. Cross-functional teams (CFT) may help to companies achieve these improvements. This research looks at characterizing CFT according to application processes, structures, objecti...

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Autores principales:	Lopes Pimenta,Márcio, Lago da Silva,Andrea, Tate,Wendy L
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2014
Materias:	cross-functional teams demand and supply cross-functional integration impacts of integration brazilian firms
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description	The growth of industries and the strong economic base in Brazil require improvements and adaptations in business processes. Cross-functional teams (CFT) may help to companies achieve these improvements. This research looks at characterizing CFT according to application processes, structures, objectives and impacts, considering the context of demand planning and related processes. In-depth interviews with 22 managers were performed in three Brazilian manufacturing companies. A framework to characterize CFT and respective impacts is proposed, including elements such as: procedures, context and goals, power distribution, impacts on cross-functional integration, impacts on teams' performance and on organization's performance. One significant managerial finding is that effective and efficient CFTs need balanced distribution of power among members by effectively establishing and structuring the team. By doing this, managers may observe positive impacts on inter-functional integration and in firm's results. Moreover, teams should permanently perform joint planning to predict unfavorable situations, improve communication and mutual understanding.
author	Lopes Pimenta,Márcio Lago da Silva,Andrea Tate,Wendy L
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title	Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
title_short	Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
title_full	Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
title_fullStr	Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
title_full_unstemmed	Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies
title_sort	developing and managing cross-functional teams: a multi-case study of brazilian manufacturing companies
publisher	Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
publishDate	2014
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Developing and Managing Cross-Functional Teams: A Multi-Case Study of Brazilian Manufacturing Companies

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