Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities

In order to continuously develop itself as an organization, a university management relies on a strong pool of human resources which includes academics, administrative officers and support staff. Organizational development is a continuous effort at helping people to enjoy working together as a team...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Musa, Ahmad Yahya, Ismail, Ismi Arif, Suandi, Turiman, Krauss, Steven Eric
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19372/
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author Mohammed Musa, Ahmad Yahya
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Suandi, Turiman
Krauss, Steven Eric
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Ismail, Ismi Arif
Suandi, Turiman
Krauss, Steven Eric
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description In order to continuously develop itself as an organization, a university management relies on a strong pool of human resources which includes academics, administrative officers and support staff. Organizational development is a continuous effort at helping people to enjoy working together as a team towards reaching their individual and organizational goals (French & Bell, 1995; Bolman & Deal, 1997). Team building activity is one of the mechanisms used by organization to develop strong human resources (Finger & Brand, 1999; Philips & Elledge, 1989; Prichard & Ashleigh, 2007; Senge, 1990; Senge et. al, 2000). Like other learning organizations, universities are also moving towards using team building activities in their organizational development exercises. However, it is interesting to investigate to what extent do team building activities which are normally carried out within and outside campus affect staff morale and spirit of working as a team. This study aims to evaluate the impact of team building activities on faculty organizational development. Additionally, it examines how the entire team building program is planned, implemented and evaluated. The findings of the study are anticipated to contribute to the knowledge on how and what types of team building activities can assist universities in developing their human resources.
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spelling upm-193722015-01-22T05:27:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19372/ Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities Mohammed Musa, Ahmad Yahya Ismail, Ismi Arif Suandi, Turiman Krauss, Steven Eric In order to continuously develop itself as an organization, a university management relies on a strong pool of human resources which includes academics, administrative officers and support staff. Organizational development is a continuous effort at helping people to enjoy working together as a team towards reaching their individual and organizational goals (French & Bell, 1995; Bolman & Deal, 1997). Team building activity is one of the mechanisms used by organization to develop strong human resources (Finger & Brand, 1999; Philips & Elledge, 1989; Prichard & Ashleigh, 2007; Senge, 1990; Senge et. al, 2000). Like other learning organizations, universities are also moving towards using team building activities in their organizational development exercises. However, it is interesting to investigate to what extent do team building activities which are normally carried out within and outside campus affect staff morale and spirit of working as a team. This study aims to evaluate the impact of team building activities on faculty organizational development. Additionally, it examines how the entire team building program is planned, implemented and evaluated. The findings of the study are anticipated to contribute to the knowledge on how and what types of team building activities can assist universities in developing their human resources. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Mohammed Musa, Ahmad Yahya and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Suandi, Turiman and Krauss, Steven Eric (2011) Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities. In: 10th International Conference of the Academy of HRD (Asia Chapter), 3-6 Dec. 2011, InterContinental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. . Teams in the workplace. Universities and colleges - Administration. Universities and colleges - Planning.
spellingShingle Teams in the workplace.
Universities and colleges - Administration.
Universities and colleges - Planning.
Mohammed Musa, Ahmad Yahya
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Suandi, Turiman
Krauss, Steven Eric
Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title_full Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title_fullStr Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title_full_unstemmed Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title_short Augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
title_sort augmenting organizational development at a faculty through team building activities
topic Teams in the workplace.
Universities and colleges - Administration.
Universities and colleges - Planning.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19372/