Abstract
This study examines the conception of team management in care management practices, focusing on the factors that prevent care managers from using teams and the conditions under which they can use team management. This study employs qualitative methods of research, interviews, and coding for analysis. The results demonstrate that the factor that prevents care managers from using teams is a result of care managers' leadership immaturity within teamwork functions, whereas the conditions that allow them to use teams is a result of the care managers' willingness to use team management to encourage actions on the basis of awareness of differences and sharing of perspectives. Concentrating particularly on the conditions under which team management is used in care management practices, we found the need to (1) prioritize awareness of the differences and sharing of perspectives, (2) emphasis goal management and relationship adjustment as core areas for motivation, and (3) limit participation and change role on an on-going basis in order to increase motivation.
