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Never Underestimate the Power of an Effective Team As todaya s businesses increasingly structure work around teams, ita s more important than ever for students to understand group processes. Through the research summaries and case studies of this text, students will learn valuable theory and develop a rich picture of teams in action.
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Inputs to Teams: Designing Effective Work Teams. Team Processes: Developing Synergistic Team Relationships. Team Outputs: Assessing and Improving Team Performance. Index.
Never Underestimate the Power of an Effective Team As today's businesses increasingly structure work around teams, it's more important than ever for students to understand group processes. Through the research summaries and case studies of this text, students will learn valuable theory and develop a rich picture of teams in action. Blending theory and practice in areas such as team design, team social processes, and team effectiveness provides them with a realistic view of how teams function in actual work organizations. The combination of research and case examples also shows students how to help teams become more effective. Because key concepts are specifically presented in and applied to business settings, students can gain a real-world perspective of ways they can influence teams. They'll not only learn the complex issues associated with teams, but they'll not only learn the complex issues associated with teams, but they'll also develop tools to succeed as designers, leaders, and members. Special Features of the Text: * Numerous examples are included to clearly illustrate important theoretical points. * Theory and research is summarized in a non-technical style that is applied to situations familiar to students. * Each unit includes a short scenario that provides students with the perspective of someone who is actually involved with teams in an organizational setting. * Relationships between group theories and business goals (e.g., increasing profit, providing a motivating work environment) are discussed throughout.
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Introduction Inputs to Teams: Designing Effective Work Teams Team Processes: Developing Synergistic Team Relationships Team Outputs: Assessing and Improving Team Performance

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780471197690
Publisert
1998-11-25
Utgiver
Vendor
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
254 gr
Høyde
231 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208

Biographical note

Greg L. Stewart is the author of Team Work and Group Dynamics, published by Wiley.

Charles C. Manz is the author of Team Work and Group Dynamics, published by Wiley.