Self-managed teams - a literature review of a project organisation

This article has examined the concept of self-managed teams. It explores the research question, 'Is the concept of self-managed teams a fundamental organisational approach or just a limited management method? ' A state of research on the topic of self-managed teams has been defined. According to Mayring, a qualitative content analysis method was used to analyse the literature and interpret the results. Furthermore, the influencing factors that make up the concept of self-managed teams have been analysed and shown how they develop and interact with each other. We show that the concept of self-managed teams claims to be perceived as a comprehensive organisational approach rather than a limited management method. We discuss the possibilities of empirically supporting our findings through future research.