Groups and Teams in Organisations
What is a Group?
A group is a number of people who
- interact with each other;
- are psychologically aware of each other;
- perceive themselves aware of each other
- or perceive themselves to be a group.
Schein’s (1980)
What is a Team?
A team is a group of people, each of whom possesses particular expertise; each of whom is responsible for making individual decisions; who together hold a common purpose; who meet together to communicate, collaborate and consolidate knowledge, from which plans are made, actions determined and future decisions influenced.
Brill’s (1976)

