There’s a Science for That

@article{Shuffler2011TheresAS,
  title={There’s a Science for That},
  author={Marissa L. Shuffler and Deborah DiazGranados and Eduardo Salas},
  journal={Current Directions in Psychological Science},
  year={2011},
  volume={20},
  pages={365 - 372}
}
As teams have become an increasingly necessary component of organizational structure, organizations have turned to team development interventions in hopes of facilitating performance gains in their teams. However, it is critical to understand that team development interventions are not “one size fits all.” This review provides a close examination of the two most prevalent intervention approaches, team training and team building, in order to highlight their contributions to improving teams when… 
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