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. Fully Functioning Team

This represents a team, which is high in both task and social reflexivity. Such teams are likely to be characterized by high levels of mental health amongst team members, high task effectiveness and sustained viability. They are likely to continue work over a period of time.

Type A

• High task effectiveness
• Good mental health
• Long term viability

          Cosy Team

This represents teams high in social reflexivity and low in task reflexivity. Paramount importance is given to support, cohesion and a good deal of warmth amongst team members. But the output is rather low. Although a positive feeling is inculcated towards the team members but the team performance remains low.

Type B

• Poor task effectiveness
• Average mental health
• Short-term viability

 Dysfunctional Team

This team has the worst scenario. Here its performance is low on both task and social reflexivity. Dissatisfaction of the team members with interpersonal relations leads to very low viability.

Type C

• Poor task effectiveness
• Poor mental health
• Very low team viability

Cold Efficiency Team

This is the team in which task reflexivity tends to be high, but the social functioning is poor. The output generally remains good but the mental health of the members will be adversely affected by poor social functioning of the team.

Type D

• High task effectiveness
• Poor mental health
• Short term viability