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team theory

 
 
noun [S] (also team role theory) HR

Definition

a theory about the different roles played by members of effective teams, that suggests that people with a particular personality are most comfortable in a particular role: What are the different roles identified in Belbin's team theory?
(Definition of team theory noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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