A team comprises any group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team.There are however many components that make up a team like manager and agents.

Thus teams of sports players can form (and re-form) to practice their craft. Transport logistics executives can select teams of horses, dogs or oxen for the purpose of conveying goods.

Theorists in business in the late 20th century popularized the concept of constructing teams. Differing opinions exist on the efficacy of this new management fad. Some see "team" as a four-letter word: overused and under-useful. Others see it as a panacea that finally realizes the human relations movement's desire to integrate what that movement perceives as best for workers and as best for managers. Still others believe in the effectiveness of teams, but also see them as dangerous because of the potential for exploiting workers — in that team effectiveness can rely on peer pressure and peer surveillance. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.

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I.B.M.’s Quarterly Earnings Cast Light in a Darkening Economic Cloud
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:31:00 -0000
I.B.M. said its third-quarter net income rose 22 percent, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations.
Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:38:17 -0000
Blogs like HipHopRepublican.com have given right-leaning blacks a sense of community during an election in which Barack Obama’s candidacy has made their political stance seem particularly unlikely.
A.M.D.’s New Investors Make Big Bet on Chip Plants
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:16:15 -0000
The government of Abu Dhabi is betting billions of dollars that it can conquer one of the world’s toughest businesses.
Google Puts Tunes From YouTube a Click Away
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:46:14 -0000
Google introduced a new type of e-commerce ad that YouTube users can click to buy digital goods from Apple’s iTunes or Amazon.com.
Editor of Note, Perched Online
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:25:01 -0000
Tina Brown’s new Web site, The Daily Beast, is aiming to be a smaller, less chaotic version of the World Wide Web itself.
Video Game Review | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: From Passive to Active in a Galaxy Far Away
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:08:26 -0000
The new “Star Wars” game is one of the more frustrating games of the year.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
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Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
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Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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Apple expected to unveil new laptops October 14
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:22:51 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc is expected to unveil new laptop computers next week, issuing invitations on Thursday to an October 14 event that say "The Spotlight turns to notebooks."
Tennessee man indicted for hacking Palin e-mail
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:02:26 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Tennessee man has been indicted for hacking into Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Sony says to launch 80-GB PlayStation 3 in Japan
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:20 -0400
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said on Thursday it will launch PlayStation 3 game consoles with an 80 gigabyte hard disk drive, bigger than previous models, in Japan at the end of October for 39,980 yen ($398).

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Micron Tech cuts global work force by 15 percent
By REBECCA BOONE Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:10:19 -0000
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Micron Technology Inc. will close a factory and cut about 15 percent of its work force around the world as part of a restructuring of its computer memory chip operations....
IBM 3Q profit a positive sign for tech sector
By JORDAN ROBERTSON Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:29:50 -0000
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Shares of IBM Corp. jumped Thursday after the technology company's surprise announcement that it was still plenty prosperous in the third quarter despite the worsening economic climate....
Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
By YURI KAGEYAMA Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:34:28 -0000
CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year....

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