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Group Dynamics for Teams provides a clear and concise overview of group dynamics as it relates to work teams, with the ultimate goal of teaching people how to work effectively in teams. Daniel Levi draws on psychological research into how groups operate, and the applied study of the use of teams at work. The book begins with an overview of how teams are being used at work and the factors that relate to team success. It proceeds to: examine basic group dynamics topics, such as goals, norms, cooperation, and communication; review the main challenges that teams face, including conflict, decision-making, problem solving, creativity, and valuing diversity; analyze the use of teams in the workplace, including the impact of organizational culture, technological support for teams, differences among types of work teams, and team building; Each chapter contains practical learning objectives, summaries, and activities which help the reader understand how teams operate. The book has an applied focus that is designed to help students and professionals improve their abilities to work in teams. The use of specialized terms and jargon, from either field of psychology and business, is limited.

Table of Contents:
I. CHARACTERISTICS OF TEAMS 1. Understanding Teams 2. Defining Team Success II. PROCESSES OF TEAMWORK 3. Team Beginnings 4. Understanding the Basic Team Processes 5. Cooperation and Competition 6. Communications III. ISSUES TEAMS FACE 7. Managing Conflict 8. Power and Social Influence 9. Decision Making 10. Leadership 11. Problem Solving 12. Creativity 13. Diversity TEAMS AT WORK 14. Organizational Culture 15. Electronic Teams 16. Teams at Work 17. Team Building

About the Author :
Daniel Levi is a retired professor in the Psychology and Child Development Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. He holds an MA and a PhD in environmental psychology from the University of Arizona. He has taught classes in teamwork, environmental psychology, and organizational psychology. His teamwork class was designed primarily for engineering and business students. He has conducted research and worked as a consultant with factory and engineering teams for a variety of technology companies. In addition, he has worked on international team research projects in Europe and Asia. Dr. Levi’s research and consulting with factory teams primarily focused on the use of teams to support technological change and the adoption of just-in-time and quality programs. This work examined a variety of team issues, including job redesign, training, compensation, supervision, and change management approaches. His work with professional teams primarily was focused on engineering design teams. These projects examined the use of concurrent engineering, self-management, and the globalization of teams. The topics of this work included the impact of information technology on teams, facilitation and training needs for professional teams, and the impacts of organizational culture and leadership. Early work on the book was sponsored by an engineering education grant from NASA. This project focused on the development of teamwork skills in engineering students working on multidisciplinary projects. It led to the development of cases and activities for learning teamwork skills and research on teamwork training and evaluating and rewarding student teams. Additional research on student teams examined gender and cross-cultural issues, social support within teams, and bullying and hijacking in student teams.

Review :

"The author’s analysis is very up-to-date, for he includes chapters on very recent analyses of teams, such as questions of diversity and teams-communicating-via-computers. . . . The book’s key strength is its aim to help students and professionals better understand the groups to which they belong by reviewing key concepts in the area of groups." 


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780761922544
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 376
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0761922547
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N


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