International handbook of organizational teamwork and cooperative working

In today's fast changing, hyper-competitive environment, teamwork and co-operative working enhance the organisation's adaptive capability. The team, rather than the individual, is increasingly seen as the building block of organisations and a key source of competitive advantage.The Interna...

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Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: West, Michael A., 1951-; Tjosvold, Dean.; Smith, Ken G.
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470696712
Summary: In today's fast changing, hyper-competitive environment, teamwork and co-operative working enhance the organisation's adaptive capability. The team, rather than the individual, is increasingly seen as the building block of organisations and a key source of competitive advantage.The International Handbook of Organisational Teamwork and Co-operative Working provides a clear focus on the psychological and social processes that can stimulate successful cooperation and teamwork. Michael West, Dean Tjosvold and Ken Smith have brought together the world's leading authorities from a range of social sc
Carrier Form: xix, 636 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780470696712
0470696710
9780470864838 (electronic bk.)
0470864834 (electronic bk.)
1282123831
9781282123830
Index Number: HD66
CLC: C936
Contents: SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT OF COOPERATION -- 1. Teamwork and Cooperation : Fundamentals of Organizational Effectiveness / Dean Tjosvold, Michael A. West & Ken G. Smith -- 2. Cooperation and Conflict / Morton Deutsch -- 3. Evolution of Cooperation / Martin Evans -- 4. Cooperation, Trust and the Values of Community : A political and institutional perspective / Catherine Fieschi -- 5. Contextualizing Cooperation / Greg Young -- SECTION 2. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUALS IN GROUPS -- 6. Trust, Identity and Attachment : Promoting Individuals' Cooperation in Groups / M. Audrey Korsgaard, Susan E. Brodt and Harry J. Sapienza -- 7. The Role of Cognition in Managing Conflict to Maximize Team Effectiveness : A Team Member Schema Similarity Approach / Joan R. Rentsch and Jacqueline A. Zelno -- 8. A Contingency Theory of Task Conflict and Performance in Groups and Organizational Teams / Carsten K.W. De Dreu and Laurie R Weingart -- 9. Training for Cooperative Group Work / David W Johnson and Roger Johnson -- SECTION 3. WORK GROUPS -- 10. Team Based Organization : Creating an Environment for Team Success / Cheryl L. Harris and Michael M. Beyerlein -- 11. Team Decision Making in Organizations / Mary Ann Glynn and Pamela S. Barr -- 12. Power in Groups and Organizations / Peter T. Coleman and Maxim Voronov -- 13. Managing the risk of learning : Psychological safety in work teams / Amy C. Edmondson -- 14. Managing Workforce Diversity to Enhance Cooperation in organizations / Aparna Joshi and Susan E. Jackson -- 15. Cooperation and Teamwork for innovation / Michael A. West and Giles Hirst -- 16. Skill Acquisition and the Development of a Team Mental Model : An Integrative approach to analysing Organisational Teams, Task and Context / Janice Langan-Fox -- 17. Social Loafing in Teams / Christel G. Rutte -- SECTION 4. INTEGRATED ORGANIZATIONS -- 18. Intergroup Relations in Organizations / Daan van Knippenberg -- 19. Difficulties Fostering Cooperative Agreements In Multiparty Negotions : 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 Organisations for Large-Scale Product Development : The Role of Cooperative Work Teams / Robert Drazin, Robert K. Kazanjian and Maureen Blyer -- 23. Teamwork as Competitive Advantage / Russell W. Coff -- 24. A Strategic HR Perspective on Top Executives / Cynthia Kay Stevens -- SECTION 5. ALLIANCES BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS -- 25. Teamwork in Relationship Marketing / Peter A. Dunne and James G. Barnes -- 26. Strategic Alliances and the Evolution of Trust Across Organization 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 6 : CONCLUSIONS -- 28. Past, Present and Future Perspectives on Organisational Cooperation / Michael A. West, Ken G. Smith and Dean Tjosvold.