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Amrik Honda is the largest Honda Cars Distributors in North India and having more than 55 outlets across north and northeast region. Teamwork is one of core value of this Honda Car Distributor, along with trust, continuous improvement, long term thinking, standardization, innovation and problem solving. Amrik Honda is consecutively awarded as the Top Honda Cars Distributor with a Great Tam Work. They ensure the success of the company, because each team member has the responsibility to work together, and communicate honestly, share ideas, and ensure team member understanding. Amrik Honda's philosophy and approach clearly shows that they are very focused on teamwork. First, although individualism is a visible scenario in any of the organizations and generally the people work in that way only but, it is deemphasized at Amrik Honda. In its place is an emphasis on system, in which people and products are seen as connected valued streams and people are trained to be problem solver so as to make the product system leaner and better. Second, the owner of Amrik Honda tasked its HR department to check while hiring, that candidates are not only competent and technically skilled but also good team players and believe in teamwork-able to trust their team, be comfortable solving problems collaboratively, and motivated to achieve collective outcomes. This is very important that instead of being self centred they must be team oriented. Third, and Amrik Honda's structure work around teams. Every employee knows the golden rule that "All of us are smarter than any of us." Teams are used not only in the sales process but also at every

level and in every function e.g. In operations, billing, and marketing, in finance, in servicing and spare parts division, and few senior members are also a part of management committee. Fourth, and last Amrik Honda considers the team to be the power centre of the organizations. The leader serves the team, not the other way around. The success mantra of Amrik Honda is togetherness not the individuality In all the communicat marketing and advertising material Sardar Amrik Singh, Chairman and MD of Amrik Honda ensures that teamwork is getting highlighted. He believes that everybody in the company is a hero not one individual. The way issues and problems are addressed is different from many other companies. For example, in response to the recession and the firms first ever quarterly loss, Amrik Honda's managers accepted a 10% pay cut in 2009 to avoid employee layoffs.

Questions:

1.Explain what are different types of work teams that exist in organizations to channelize the team work for solving issues and productivity gain.

2.In response to the recession and the firms first ever quarterly loss. Amrikdonda's managers accepted a 10% pay cut in 2009 to avoid employee layoffs. Do you think such a response is a good means of promoting companionship? What are the risks in such a plan?

3.Recently, Anmol Group, a distributor comprised of 40 auto dealerships of Maruti and Honda Two-Wheeler, decided to adapt Amrik Honda's culture to its own. particularly its emphasis on teamwork. What should Anmol Group do to build teamwork? Explain with specific examples or action points