For some organizations self-managed teams seem to be the way forward, but why do they need an extended period of time before they are fully effective? It seems to be the case that self-managed teams are more efficient and they can handle the same or greater volume of work with actually less members. If this is the case, why haven’t more organizations turned to this solution? What exactly does HRM have to do to provide the necessary training and development? What are the practicalities of dealing with self-managed teams rather than more conventional leader and follower hierarchically orientated structures?

Which industries are more likely to favor self-managed teams?