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Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation

Teamwork is recognized as one of the key strategies for the success of today’s business organizations. While organizations invest in building strong and cohesive teams, individual employees on the other hand may feel reluctant to participate in them. Their act of unwillingness to participate in the...

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Main Authors:	Okyere-Kwakye, Eugene, Md. Nor, Khalil, Md. Nor, Nor Ghani
Format:	Article
Published:	Academic Journals 2010
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26291/ https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM/article-abstract/011DC3221281 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228801090_Nepotism_and_tribalism_in_teams_An_initial_investigation
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spelling	my.utm.262912018-10-31T12:28:06Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26291/ Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation Okyere-Kwakye, Eugene Md. Nor, Khalil Md. Nor, Nor Ghani HD28 Management. Industrial Management Teamwork is recognized as one of the key strategies for the success of today’s business organizations. While organizations invest in building strong and cohesive teams, individual employees on the other hand may feel reluctant to participate in them. Their act of unwillingness to participate in the activities of teams is subject to investigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine employees’ perception on team and their willingness to participate in teamwork. Questionnaire was used to collect the data from 50 officers in the Ghana police service. The findings of the study indicate that respondents recognized team as the most applicable professional techniques for the success of the police operation. However, the results of the actual perception on teamwork interestingly reveal that, there might be a gap between the officers’ perceptions about teams and their actual intentions to participate in team. The results show that the respondents may be opposed to the idea of joining teams due to the rampant problems of conflicts, nepotism and tribalism in teams. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. Academic Journals 2010-11-18 Article PeerReviewed Okyere-Kwakye, Eugene and Md. Nor, Khalil and Md. Nor, Nor Ghani (2010) Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation. African Journal of Business Management, 4 (16). 3508 - 3512. ISSN 1993-8233 https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM/article-abstract/011DC3221281 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228801090_Nepotism_and_tribalism_in_teams_An_initial_investigation
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spellingShingle	HD28 Management. Industrial Management Okyere-Kwakye, Eugene Md. Nor, Khalil Md. Nor, Nor Ghani Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation
description	Teamwork is recognized as one of the key strategies for the success of today’s business organizations. While organizations invest in building strong and cohesive teams, individual employees on the other hand may feel reluctant to participate in them. Their act of unwillingness to participate in the activities of teams is subject to investigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine employees’ perception on team and their willingness to participate in teamwork. Questionnaire was used to collect the data from 50 officers in the Ghana police service. The findings of the study indicate that respondents recognized team as the most applicable professional techniques for the success of the police operation. However, the results of the actual perception on teamwork interestingly reveal that, there might be a gap between the officers’ perceptions about teams and their actual intentions to participate in team. The results show that the respondents may be opposed to the idea of joining teams due to the rampant problems of conflicts, nepotism and tribalism in teams. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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author	Okyere-Kwakye, Eugene Md. Nor, Khalil Md. Nor, Nor Ghani
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title	Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation
title_short	Nepotism and tribalism in teams : an initial investigation
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publisher	Academic Journals
publishDate	2010
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/26291/ https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJBM/article-abstract/011DC3221281 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228801090_Nepotism_and_tribalism_in_teams_An_initial_investigation
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