{"product_id":"group-model-building-isbn-9780471953555","title":"Group Model Building","description":"Organizations are changing rapidly due to turbulent environments and changes in technology. More and more organisations are tending to grow into knowledge-based organisations in which the proper management of knowledge plays an increasingly important role Individual and Organizational Problem Construction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e System Dynamics: Problem Identification and SystemConceptualization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e System Dynamics: Model Formulation and Analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Designing Group Model-Building Projects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Facilitating Group Model-Building Sessions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Group Model-Building in Action: Qualitative System Dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Group Model-Building in Action: Quantitative System Dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Analysis of the Housing Association Model.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary and Reflections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003eJac Vennix is the author of Group Model Building : Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics, published by Wiley.   This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. As the \"command and control\" organization evolves into one of decision-making teams, so these teams have become the critical building blocks upon which the performance of the organization depends. The team members face an increased complexity of decision making with the interrelation of several strategic problems. What this means is that people have different views of the situation and will define problems differently. However, research shows that this can in fact be very productive if and when people learn from each other in order to build a shared perspective. Learning in this way might prove to be the only sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the future. As a result, team leaders want to create \"learning teams\" and are confronted with issues such as how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreate a situation where people doubt their ideas rather than stubbornly cling to dearly held views\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreate a learning atmosphere rather than trying to \"win\" the discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreate a shared understanding of a problem in a team\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efoster consensus and create commitment with a strategic decision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efacilitate Group Model Building\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Those who will benefit most from Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics are those who are familiar with systems thinking or organizational learning, or those who are working in groups and are coming up against the common difficulties.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989316059365,"sku":"NP9780471953555","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471953555.jpg?v=1761783640","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/group-model-building-isbn-9780471953555","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}