Overview
Organizations thrive or struggle as a result of interactions among team members. To optimize the performance of teams, Group Dynamics and Team Interventions bridges the gap between the most up-to-date academic research findings about group behavior and real-life practice. Chapters summarize the theories behind group and team behavior while offering proven application and intervention techniques that can be utilized in workplace settings. Topics addressed include team formation and development; understanding culture and team diversity; improving team cohesion, decision making, and problem solving; managing and reducing team conflict; team leadership, power, and influence; and others. Brief case studies and interventions that illustrate each theory help to enhance the clarity of the topics. Group Dynamics and Team Interventions will benefit academics and practitioners alike, who gain from a better understanding of the dynamics that inform team behavior, along with assessment tools and practical intervention techniques to create and maintain a high-performing team.
Full Product Details
Author: Timothy M. Franz (St. John Fisher College)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781405186704
ISBN 10: 1405186704
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 19 April 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781119810292
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
He covers this territory remarkably well in this book, which stands as a combined textbook and operational manual. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. (Choice, 1 March 2013)
<p> He covers this territory remarkably well in this book, whichstands as a combined textbook and operational manual. SummingUp: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates throughfaculty and professionals. (Choice, 1March 2013)
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Author Information
Timothy M. Franz is a Professor of Psychology at St. John Fisher College. His area of expertise is small group and team processes. In addition, he is an experienced applied researcher, specializing in conducting focus groups, interviews, and surveys. He has published in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Journal of Applied Psychology.
