Self-management team usually consists of 10- 16 people, and takes on some responsibilities undertaken by former bosses. Generally speaking, their duties include controlling the pace of work, deciding the distribution of work tasks and arranging rest time.
A thorough self-management team can even choose its own members and let them evaluate each other's performance. Many well-known large companies in the world are examples of self-management teams. However, the overall research on the team effect of self-management work shows that the implementation of this team form does not necessarily bring positive results.
The self-management team model originated in Britain and Sweden in the 1950s. For example, Volvo's current management mode is very advanced, and its production base in Vudewara is completely assembled by its own management team. In the United States, Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble and a few other far-sighted companies began to adopt the self-management team model in the early 1960s, and achieved good results.
After a long time, Japan introduced and developed into a quality circle movement that emphasized quality, safety and productivity. In the late 1980s, the United States borrowed and creatively developed the team model to a new stage. In these 20 years, the types of teams adopted by enterprises are constantly changing in order to achieve the best results. Many companies have gradually changed from paying attention to work teams to emphasizing employees' participation in decision-making and controlling the implementation of decisions. Among them, the self-management team, which is characterized by self-management, self-responsibility, self-leadership and self-learning, has increasingly shown its advantages and is gradually accepted by the mainstream.
According to Law Jeretal's research, 68% of Fortune 1000 companies use self-management teams. Xerox, General Motors, Pepsi, Hewlett-Packard, etc. Are representatives of the self-management team. It is estimated that about 30% of American enterprises adopt this team form.