Making the Team
International Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 29. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-13-603776-7 (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.
The exciting new third edition of Making the Team: A Guide for Managers combines cutting-edge theory with the latest research and real-world applications. It delivers the most current research on groups and teams in a digestible manner. An excellent resource for managers at every stage of the game, the book offers insight to help both players and coaches maximize their success.
The exciting new third edition of Making the Team: A Guide for Managers combines cutting-edge theory with the latest research and real-world applications. It delivers the most current research on groups and teams in a digestible manner. An excellent resource for managers at every stage of the game, the book offers insight to help both players and coaches maximize their success.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-603776-7 (9780136037767)
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02/2011
4th Edition
Pearson
€116.36
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Previous edition
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05/2004
2nd Edition
Pearson
€51.98
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Person
Leigh L. Thompson is the J. Jay Gerber Distinguished Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She is also the director of the AT&T Behavioral Research Laboratory at Kellogg and the Leading High Impact Teams Executive Program at Kellogg. An active consultant, Thompson has taught teamwork skills to a wide variety of executives and managers all over the world.
An internationally recognized scholar, Thompson has published four books and over 65 articles in leading management journals and books. Thompson has received numerous awards and honors for her research, including the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, California, and a grant from the Citigroup Behavioral Sciences Research Council of Citibank.
For more information about Leigh Thompson's teaching and research, please visit:
www.LeighThompson.com.
An internationally recognized scholar, Thompson has published four books and over 65 articles in leading management journals and books. Thompson has received numerous awards and honors for her research, including the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, a fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, California, and a grant from the Citigroup Behavioral Sciences Research Council of Citibank.
For more information about Leigh Thompson's teaching and research, please visit:
www.LeighThompson.com.
Content
PART I: 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 Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals
PART II: INTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 4 Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes
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 III : EXTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 10 Networking, Social Capital, and Integrating across Teams
Chapter 11 Leadership: Managing the Paradox
Chapter 12 Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation
Chapter 13 Teamwork via Information Technology: Teaming across Distance and Culture
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Chapter 1 Teams in Organizations: Facts and Myths
Chapter 2 Performance and Productivity: Team Performance Criteria and Threats to Productivity
Chapter 3 Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals
PART II: INTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 4 Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes
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 III : EXTERNAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 10 Networking, Social Capital, and Integrating across Teams
Chapter 11 Leadership: Managing the Paradox
Chapter 12 Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation
Chapter 13 Teamwork via Information Technology: Teaming across Distance and Culture
References
Author Index
Subject Index