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Abstract: The article discusses the popularity of team-based structures in business, noting that this trend does not appear to be slowing. Studies show that corporations are turning to teams as a way to organize white-collar and professional work. Yet teams can generate hidden costs of collaboration, lengthy decision cycles, and diffusion of focus throughout an organization. The impact of waves of restructuring and globalization are noted. The network point of view is described, and its importance in terms of analyzing team-based issues is stressed.