Key values become guiding principles for interaction and transcend the need for rules. Members of the unit are self-directed in managing the evolution of behaviors consistent with a transformational culture. Generally accepted, formal and informal rules that govern interactions within a work unit, which may or may not be consistent with the organization's culture Interdisciplinary Collaboration Relationships are absent or ill-defined and may have dysfunctional characteristics or hostile overtones. The organizational hierarchy typically defines both the interactions and the relationships. The team is characterized by interdependence with a focus on consensus building and negotiation in the successful attainment of goals for all disciplines.
Teams evolve in a non-hierarchical networked environment formed in response to organizational goals.