Firo -B & Belbin Contrast
Comparative Analysis between
FIRO-B and Belbin Theory
Submitted by: Submitted to:
Ishaan Rattanpal Dr. Swarup Mohanty
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Introduction to Team Roles
Personality of a person is the chief determinant of a team’s effectiveness. Individuals will tend to play a role within the team, dependent upon aspects of their personality. An understanding of the team roles members assume can lead to a greater understanding of team effectiveness and team development.
Several rigorous approaches have been made to the understanding of the relationship between team effectiveness and the team roles members’ play. One approach has been through the work of William Schutz (FIRO-B). Another is the work of R Meredith Belbin.
While significant differences exist between the approaches of Schutz and Belbin, both are solid in foundation.
We explore the important points of both the theories one by one and then contrast them in order of their effectiveness in understanding the team’s effectiveness.
FIRO Team Roles
Will Schutz, a highly respected psychologist of note and one of the founders of the Human Potential Movement, developed a theory of interpersonal behavior and need.
Schutz developed a short, yet powerful psychological instrument, the FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior), based on his FIRO theory, to help understand interpersonal behavior.
FIRO B is based on the following 3 basic assumptions: • People need people • Basic human nature gives rise to inter-personal needs, thus needs to be satisfied • Need intensities varies
FIRO-B has been found useful in career coaching, management and leadership development, and in team building. It has also been used extensively in research, including the
FIRO-B and Belbin Theory
Submitted by: Submitted to:
Ishaan Rattanpal Dr. Swarup Mohanty
[pic]
Introduction to Team Roles
Personality of a person is the chief determinant of a team’s effectiveness. Individuals will tend to play a role within the team, dependent upon aspects of their personality. An understanding of the team roles members assume can lead to a greater understanding of team effectiveness and team development.
Several rigorous approaches have been made to the understanding of the relationship between team effectiveness and the team roles members’ play. One approach has been through the work of William Schutz (FIRO-B). Another is the work of R Meredith Belbin.
While significant differences exist between the approaches of Schutz and Belbin, both are solid in foundation.
We explore the important points of both the theories one by one and then contrast them in order of their effectiveness in understanding the team’s effectiveness.
FIRO Team Roles
Will Schutz, a highly respected psychologist of note and one of the founders of the Human Potential Movement, developed a theory of interpersonal behavior and need.
Schutz developed a short, yet powerful psychological instrument, the FIRO-B (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior), based on his FIRO theory, to help understand interpersonal behavior.
FIRO B is based on the following 3 basic assumptions: • People need people • Basic human nature gives rise to inter-personal needs, thus needs to be satisfied • Need intensities varies
FIRO-B has been found useful in career coaching, management and leadership development, and in team building. It has also been used extensively in research, including the