Center for Effective Organizations

ABSTRACT In this chapter, we closely examine one set of factors that are critical for knowledge work team effectiveness --how organizations set and communicate,direction for teams. The variables we examine encompass,several related elements in the organization's direction-setting context: the clarity of the organization's strategy, the alignment of individual team, and organizational goals, and the measurability and specificity of those goals. We also examine,goal-setting processes in teams. We present research