Making the Team: Pearson New International Edition
4th Edition
Published on 2. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
440 pages
978-1-292-02343-4 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate or graduate management courses in Organization Behavior, Group Dynamics, or Teamwork; also appropriate for executives enrolled in degree and non-degree short courses on general management.
Gain inside insight to help team leaders and team members maximize their success in business.
Making the Team: A Guide for Managers combines cutting-edge theory with the latest research and real-world applications in order to help team leaders and team members succeed in the business world.
Every chapter of the fourth edition contains new information, new research, updated examples, and more.
Gain inside insight to help team leaders and team members maximize their success in business.
Making the Team: A Guide for Managers combines cutting-edge theory with the latest research and real-world applications in order to help team leaders and team members succeed in the business world.
Every chapter of the fourth edition contains new information, new research, updated examples, and more.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-02343-4 (9781292023434)
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Leigh Thompson | Leigh L. Thompson
Making the Team, Global Edition
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01/2015
5th Edition
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€99.49
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02/2011
4th Edition
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€116.36
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Content
PART ONE: THE BASICS OF TEAMWORK
Chapter 1. Teams in Organizations: Facts and Myths
Chapter 2. Performance and Productivity: Team Performance Criteria and Threats to Productivity
Chapter 3. Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes
Chapter 4. Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals
PART TWO: INTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 5. Team Identity, Emotion, and Development
Chapter 6. Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence
Chapter 7. Team Decision Making: Pitfalls and Solutions
Chapter 8. Conflict in Teams: Leveraging Differences to Create Opportunity
Chapter 9. Creativity: Mastering Strategies for High Performance
PART THREE: EXTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 10. Leadership: Managing the Paradox
Chapter 11. Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation
Chapter 12. Teamwork via Information Technology: Teaming across Distance and Culture
APPENDIX 1: Managing Meetings: A Toolkit
APPENDIX 2: Tips for Consultants and Facilitators
APPENDIX 3: A Guide for Creating Effective Study Groups
APPENDIX 4: Example Items from Peer Evaluations and 360-Degree Performance Evaluations
Chapter 1. Teams in Organizations: Facts and Myths
Chapter 2. Performance and Productivity: Team Performance Criteria and Threats to Productivity
Chapter 3. Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes
Chapter 4. Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals
PART TWO: INTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 5. Team Identity, Emotion, and Development
Chapter 6. Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence
Chapter 7. Team Decision Making: Pitfalls and Solutions
Chapter 8. Conflict in Teams: Leveraging Differences to Create Opportunity
Chapter 9. Creativity: Mastering Strategies for High Performance
PART THREE: EXTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 10. Leadership: Managing the Paradox
Chapter 11. Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation
Chapter 12. Teamwork via Information Technology: Teaming across Distance and Culture
APPENDIX 1: Managing Meetings: A Toolkit
APPENDIX 2: Tips for Consultants and Facilitators
APPENDIX 3: A Guide for Creating Effective Study Groups
APPENDIX 4: Example Items from Peer Evaluations and 360-Degree Performance Evaluations