Award winning research
To develop the Performability Concept and Scan, we studied and followed
more than 160 production and service teams at Volvo Trucks in Sweden
during a six-year period. In addition, another 30 production and service
teams in Dutch companies were also included into the research.
The developed concept and accompanying instruments were tested and
used extensively at Volvo Trucks Umeå in Sweden. About 2400 people
work there in production, logistics, engineering and several supporting
departments. In this ultramodern plant they have already worked for
several years on the durable development of leadership and teamwork
based on this concept. The development program involves more than 80
team managers, department managers and members of the MT.
Awards
This research has won multiple awards, among which most recently the
prestigious “NOBEM Dissertation of the Year Award - 2007”. This Dutch
award is granted annually for extraordinary promotional research in
management and business economy. The NOBEM jury notably lauded
the work for its very relevant conclusions for management practice.
Other awards:
- “Best Dissertation Award” Dutch HRM Network (2005)
- Volvo Master Thesis Award (2000)
- BRUG Thesis Award (2000)
A copy of the PhD-thesis “Team Development and Team Performance”
is available on request.