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Group Dynamics and Team Interventions: Understandi ng and Improving Team Performance

Understanding and Improving Team Performance

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Paperback, 373 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2012
ISBN13: 9781405186704
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Strong teams can be one of the greatest strengths of an organization just as poor teams can spell disaster.
Group Dynamics and Team Interventions brings research and practice together to offer proven application and intervention techniques to help optimize team functioning in the workplace. A benefit to academics and practitioners alike, this book provides readers with a better understanding of the dynamics that inform team behavior, along with assessment tools and practical techniques to create and maintain high–performing teams.

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ISBN13:9781405186704
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:373

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Preface xvi
<p>Acknowledgements xx</p>
<p>Part I Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Introduction to Teams 3</p>
<p>2 Methods of Assessing and Evaluating Team Functioning 18</p>
<p>Part II Inputs 43</p>
<p>3 Team Theories and Concepts 45</p>
<p>4 Understanding Culture and Diversity 70</p>
<p>5 Preparing the Environment for Teamwork 93</p>
<p>Part III Processes 109</p>
<p>6 Improving Small Group Communication and Trust 111</p>
<p>7 Improving Creativity and Innovation 137</p>
<p>8 Improving Problem Solving and Decision Making 157</p>
<p>9 Understanding Cohesion and Collaboration 176</p>
<p>10 Reducing Dysfunctional Conflict and Improving Cooperation 199</p>
<p>11 Influence, Power, and Leadership 229</p>
<p>12 Working in Virtual Teams 259</p>
<p>Part IV Outputs 281</p>
<p>13 Searching for Synergy: Creating a High–Performing Team 283</p>
<p>Appendix: Improving Team Meetings 300</p>
<p>References 307</p>
<p>Index 340</p>

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