West / Tjosvold / Smith International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork and Cooperative Working

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-470-86483-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 656 Seiten, E-Book

In today's fast changing, hyper-competitive environment, teamworkand co-operative working enhance the organisation's adaptivecapability. The team, rather than the individual, is increasinglyseen as the building block of organisations and a key source ofcompetitive advantage.
The International Handbook of Organisational Teamwork andCo-operative Working provides a clear focus on the psychologicaland social processes that can stimulate successful cooperation andteamwork. Michael West, Dean Tjosvold and Ken Smith have broughttogether the world's leading authorities from a range of socialscience disciplines to provide a contemporary review of establishedand emerging perspectives.
Throughout the book, processes that both facilitate and obstructsuccessful cooperation and teamwork are detailed, alongsideguidance on best practice and methodology. The challenging andalternative perspectives presented will inform future research andpractice.
The result is a systematic and comprehensive synthesis of knowledgefrom a range of disciplines that will prove invaluable toprofessionals, researchers and students alike.
* A systematic and coherent framework which organizes andstructures the knowledge in this field
* An outstanding collection of authoritative "high profile"authors
* Challenging, alternative perspectives that will stimulate andenlighten future research and practice
* Selective, updated bibliographies of key literatures supportevery chapter, a valuable resource for students, trainers andpractitioners

Autoren/Hrsg.

West, Michael A.

Tjosvold, Dean

Smith, Ken G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Editors.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT OF COOPERATION.
1: Teamwork and Cooperation: Fundamentals of OrganizationalEffectiveness (Dean Tjosvold, Michael A.West & Ken G.Smith).
2: Cooperation and Conflict: A Personal Perspective on theHistory of the Social Psychological Study of ConflictResolution (Morton Deutsch).
3: Evolution of Cooperation (Martin Evans).
4: Cooperation, Trust and the Values of Community: A Politicaland Institutional Perspective (Catherine Fieschi).
5: Contextualizing Cooperation (Greg Young).
SECTION II: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUALS IN GROUPS.
6: Trust, Identity, and Attachment: Promoting Individuals'Cooperation in Groups (M. Audrey Korsgaard, Susan E. Brodt andHarry J. Sapienza).
7: The Role of Cognition in Managing Conflict to Maximize TeamEffectiveness: A Team Member Schema Similarity Approach (Joan R.Rentsch and Jacqueline A. Zelno).
8: A Contingency Theory of Task Conflict and Performance inGroups and Organizational Teams (Carsten K.W. De Dreu and Laurie R.Weingart).
9: Training for Cooperative Group Work (David W. Johnson andRoger T. Johnson).
SECTION III: WORK GROUPS.
Team-based Organization: Creating an Environment for TeamSuccess (Cheryl L. Harris and Michael M. Beyerlein).
11: Team Decision Making in Organizations (Mary Ann Glynn andPamela S. Barr).
12: Power in Groups and Organizations (Peter T. Coleman andMaxim Voronov).
13: Managing the Risk of Learning: Psychological Safety in WorkTeams (Amy C. Edmondson).
14: Managing Workforce Diversity to Enhance Cooperation inOrganizations (Aparna Joshi and Susan E. Jackson).
15: Cooperation and Teamwork for Innovation (Michael A. West andGiles Hirst).
16: Skill Acquisition and the Development of a Team MentalModel: An Integrative Approach to Analysing Organizational Teams,Task, and Context (Janice Langan-Fox).
17: Social Loafing in Teams (Christel G. Rutte).
SECTION IV: INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONS.
18: Intergroup Relations in Organizations (Daan vanKnippenberg).
19: Difficulties Fostering Cooperative Agreements in MultipartyNegotiations: Cognitive, Procedural, Structural, and Social(Barbara Gray and Dana R. Clyman).
20: Network Structures and Teamwork (Kevin D. Clark).
21: Teamwork in the Netcentric Organization (Ritu Agarwal).
22: Designing Organizations for Large-scale Product Development:The Role of Cooperative Work Teams (Robert Drazin, Robert K.Kazanjian and Maureen Blyler).
23: Teamwork as Competitive Advantage (Russell W. Coff).
24: A Strategic HR Perspective on Top Executives (Cynthia KayStevens).
SECTION V: ALLIANCES BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS.
25: Teamwork in Relationship Marketing (Peter A. Dunne and JamesG. Barnes).
26: Strategic Alliances and the Evolution of Trust acrossOrganization Levels (Steven C. Currall and Andrew C. Inkpen).
27: When East and West Meet: Effective Teamwork across Cultures(Kwok Leung, Lin Lu and Xiangfen Liang).
SECTION VI: CONCLUSIONS.
28: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives on OrganizationalCooperation (Michael A. West, Ken G. Smith and Dean Tjosvold).
Author Index.
Subject Index.