Anna Mayo

Anna Loomis McCandless Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior Mayo’s research explores what characterizes and supports effective teamwork in modern organizations. For decades, organizations have used teams as a fundamental building block for getting work done. But new technologies, greater levels of specialization, and volatile environments are leading organizations to adopt new team practices. In organizations and cross-organization partnerships, teams now often form quickly to tackle specific projects and then disband just as fast. People also tend to spread their time across multiple teams or projects concurrently, and a given team’s members may change over time due to scheduling conflicts or shifting project needs. These dynamic ways of organizing teams create the potential...