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Group dynamics and team interventions : understanding and improving team performance / Timothy M Franz.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2012.Description: 353 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405186704
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HM716 .F73 2012
Contents:
Introduction to Teams -- Methods of Assessing and Evaluating Team Functioning -- Team Theories and Concepts -- Understanding Culture and Diversity -- Preparing the Environment for Teamwork -- Improving Small Group Communication and Trust -- Improving Creativity and Innovation -- Improving Problem Solving and Decision Making -- Understanding Cohesion and Collaboration -- Reducing Dysfunctional Conflict and Improving Cooperation -- Influence, Power, and Leadership -- Working in Virtual Teams -- Searching for Synergy: Creating a High-Performing Team -- Appendix: Improving Team Meetings.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Teams --
Methods of Assessing and Evaluating Team Functioning --
Team Theories and Concepts --
Understanding Culture and Diversity --
Preparing the Environment for Teamwork --
Improving Small Group Communication and Trust --
Improving Creativity and Innovation --
Improving Problem Solving and Decision Making --
Understanding Cohesion and Collaboration --
Reducing Dysfunctional Conflict and Improving Cooperation --
Influence, Power, and Leadership --
Working in Virtual Teams --
Searching for Synergy: Creating a High-Performing Team --
Appendix: Improving Team Meetings.

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.