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Teamwork vs. Independence

Teamwork or independence orientation is a Dimension of Value orientation. It describes a person's tendency to put others' advantages above their own rather than to act for their own advantage.

In doing so, you can determine the individual orientation of a person on a continuum between the two poles Teamwork orientation and Independence orientation Classify. The value of each person can therefore be located at one point on the following scale:

Teamwork orientation

Rather oriented towards teamwork People...

  • ... prefer an environment in which personal exchange and community are paramount
  • ... want leadership through support, continuing education and coaching
  • ... get involved best in teams that involve everyone and value teamwork and willingness to compromise

Independence orientation

Rather oriented towards independence People...

  • ... prefer an environment in which competition, results and goal achievement are paramount
  • ... want leadership through high performance, goal setting and competition promotion
  • ... are best involved in teams that value results, top performance and competitiveness

Benefits in a professional context

As you can see, it hangs best cast for a vacant position depends not only on the person's teamwork or independence orientation, but also on the Characteristics of the vacancy.

Depending on the corporate culture, a person oriented towards teamwork or independence can best contribute. Does the company place more emphasis on the well-being and development of employees, Cooperation and teamwork are paramount and a person oriented towards teamwork can flourish. On the other hand, does the company place more emphasis on the well-being and development of organization as a whole, stand contest and individual results in the foreground and an individual-oriented person is best placed to get involved (Cameron & Quinn, 2011).

With a value diagnosis, you can therefore Reduce the risk of misstaffing and at the same time achieve a higher diversity Worry at work!

How do you record teamwork or independence orientation?

Do you want to record the teamwork or independence orientation of your applicants? Aivy We are happy to help you with this!

Our mini game “Dream Team” offers users the opportunity to learn more about their individual Value orientation find out.

Sources

  • Cameron, K.S., & Quinn, R.E. (2011). Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Quinn, R.E., & Rohrbaugh, J. (1983). A spatial model of effectiveness criteria: Towards a competing values approach to organizational analysis. Management science, 29(3), 363-377.

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