Team Effectiveness: A Study of Production and Engineering Teams. Abstract approved:----...L)- ____

Teams are an integral part of organizations today. This research explored the relationships between nine organizational context variables, team processes, and three measures of team effectiveness. The research was conducted within one business unit of a Fortune 50, high-technology company, Intact production and engineering work teams from manufacturing organizations were the focus of the study. A team survey was developed and used to provide team-level assessments of the nine organizational context variables, team processes, and team member satisfaction. Team leader and manager surveys were developed and used to provide independent evaluations of team effectiveness. Correlational and path analyses were used to test for direct and mediated relationships between organizational context variables, team processes, and measures of team effectiveness. For the production teams studied, significant direct relationships between six organizational context factors and two measures of team effectiveness were found. The management processes associated with establishing a clear team purpose that is aligned with organizational goals and the allocation of critical resources were bot