Teamwork is a common and essential component to organizational life these days. Pretty much every organization will utilize teamwork in some way. Teams tend to be more productive and profitable than people working independently. Effective teams are; (1) interdependent, (2) more efficient working together than individually, (3) function well to create their own magnetism, (4) do not always have the same leader, (5) care for and nurture one another, (6) cheer for the leader, who - in turn - cheers them, and (7) have a high level of trust (Lussier & Achua, 2013).

If you were assigned to work for one year on a team which type of the following types of teams would you choose and why? (a) functional team, (b) cross-functional team, (c) self-managed team, (d) shared-leadership team, and (e) multiteam systems (MTSs).