{"product_id":"group-dynamics-and-team-interventions-isbn-9781405186704","title":"Group Dynamics and Team Interventions","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganizations thrive or struggle as a result of interactions among team members. To optimize the performance of teams, \u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface xvi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to Teams 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Methods of Assessing and Evaluating Team Functioning 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Inputs 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Team Theories and Concepts 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Understanding Culture and Diversity 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Preparing the Environment for Teamwork 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Processes 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Improving Small Group Communication and Trust 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Improving Creativity and Innovation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Improving Problem Solving and Decision Making 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Understanding Cohesion and Collaboration 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Reducing Dysfunctional Conflict and Improving Cooperation 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Influence, Power, and Leadership 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Working in Virtual Teams 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Outputs 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Searching for Synergy: Creating a High-Performing Team 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Improving Team Meetings 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 340\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"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.”   (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy M. Franz\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Medical Association\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Applied Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizations thrive or struggle as a result of interactions among team members. To optimize the performance of teams, \u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between the most up-to-date academic research findings about group behavior and real-life practice. 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