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This is the personality of every individual in the team. Member personality has great impact in the success of team. This is similar to the level of strength of every individual in a human pyramid. A person in the pyramid who has a weak physical strength can cause the fall of the other persons who are on top of him and standing on his shoulders. In the same way, a team member who has unlikeable personality, such as selfishness, incooperation, or irresponsibility, can negatively affect the other team members either in terms of their performance or even influencing the personality of the other members. According to Abraham and Morrison, teams with higher levels of Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Openness among team members performed better than did other teams
Motivation must be present in a team and is an important factor that must go along with the ideal team characteristics that have been mentioned in the previous paragraphs. Marlow's theory of hierarchy of needs define some essential elements that can affect motivation. Student Central online lists the following five basic components related to hierarchy of human needs.
A physiological needs, including essentials such as food and good working conditions;
safety needs, safeguarding from financial and positional threats;
affiliation, encouraging teamwork and a sense of belongingness;
esteem needs, maintaining an individual's confidence and self-respect;
and most importantly, self-actualisation needs, developing a will for challenge, promotion and pursuing new goals.
Such factors can serve as stimulant to a team to perform at its best. Both...
Many organizations use these strategies to establish job satisfaction to its employees because most employees these days similarly consider these as criteria when looking for a job. The same happens when choosing for a team to join to. Team members look for different aspects, such as Marlow's Hierarchy of Needs, that can provide them with satisfaction and achievement.
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