Designing a successful team-building pattern in public sector

Extended Abstract Abstract Team-building, both in private or public organizations, is very essential nowadays. Team-building is a very significant factor in organization development. Considering this preliminary statement, this paper attempts to present a successful (practical) team-building pattern in the public sector in order to provide a coherent insight/definition into this concept. In this paper that is based on a compound exploratory method, there are two types of statistical population: first the paper reviews a number of papers conducted in this field of study and then each item/category is evaluated according to experts’ opinions. According to the mentioned target, 24 studies and 12 experts are respectively reviewed and selected. The paper takes advantage of Directed Content Analysis to analyze qualitative data and Fuzzy Delphi Method to analyze quantitative data (experts’ opinions), to determine priorities. According to the findings, items like trust-building, mutual support between members, coordination, efficiency, and attending the environment play an important role in this study. It should be mentioned that team-building is a complex process. Therefore, each stage and categories about it should be carefully examined and conducted after that there is successful team building. Introduction Team-building, both in private or public organizations, is very essential nowadays. Team-building is a very significant factor in organization development. Team-building, as a concept, has been defined in numerous ways in different fields of study. In this study a dictionary meaning of the concept is provided. Before providing a definition of team building concept, first it is necessary to define the concept of team. Team refers to a group of interdependent organized individuals who collaborate to achieve a common goal, and who are identified as a team by themselves and observers. Team-building is the process of integrating a group of experts and diverse experienced individuals as well as turning them into a proficient and unified work unit. Many managers in public sector takes advantage of team-building technique in their organizations to ensure success in their activities. Nevertheless, most of them do not have a proper understanding of the team-building process because almost no research has academically and clearly identified where the team-building process begins and where it ends. Helmes et al. (2006) provide a conceptual framework for successful team-