Screen LibraryMultiteam systems : an organization form for dynamic and complex environments /
"This book examines an emerging organizational form called the multi-team system (MTS). This type of aggregation is being increasingly adopted by organizations and agencies that need to respond to complex strategic problems. There has been increasing interest in MTSs over the last decade to the...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Organization and management series
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"This book examines an emerging organizational form called the multi-team system (MTS). This type of aggregation is being increasingly adopted by organizations and agencies that need to respond to complex strategic problems. There has been increasing interest in MTSs over the last decade to the point where there is now a need to (a) describe these organizational forms more fully, (b) build conceptual frames that can guide research, and (c) begin developing tools to improve the study of MTSs. The purpose of this book is to respond to these needs. The book contains a series of chapters that expand prior conceptual frames of MTSs, defining in more detail the compositional and linkage attributes that characterize such units. The book also explores how such systems emerge and develop, as well as the methods for studying MTSs. The intent of the book is to establish and nurture a strong conceptual and methodological foundation that can guide research and practice with MTSs. Because the notion of MTSs cuts across multiple domains, this book will interest scholars in industrial/organizational psychology, organizational science, management and organizational theory, human factors, sociology, organization communications, and public administration"--Provided by publisher. "1 Multiteam Systems: An Introduction Stephen J. Zaccaro George Mason University Michelle A. Marks George Mason University Leslie A. DeChurch University of Central Florida Over the last 2 decades, the operating work environment has become exceedingly more challenging and complex (Ilgen & Pulakos, 1999). To wit, communication and information technology has grown exponentially, increasing the pace, scope, and scale of work (Hesketh & Neal, 1999). Such technology has also increased the globalism and geographic dislocation of organizational work (Ireland & Hitt, 1999). Because of the global reach of today's business, and the increasing immediacy afforded by current technology, strategic issues, problems, and implications have greater interconnectivity across organizational boundaries. Traditional organizational forms have been typically insufficient to respond effectively to such changes. Accordingly, a number of different organizational forms that complement more conventional structures have emerged, including matrix and virtual organizations, as well as cross-functioning and ad hoc project teams"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 583 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781848728691 (hardback) : 1848728697 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HD66 |
| CLC: | C936 |
| Call Number: | C936/M961-4 |
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Part I. Introduction -- ch. 1. Multiteam systems : an introduction / ch. 2. Product launch and strategic alliance MTSs / ch. 3. Multiteam systems in the public sector / Part II. Compositional attributes -- ch. 4. Motivation in multiteam systems / ch. 5. Social identity issues in multiteam systems : considerations for future research / ch. 6. Multiteam mebership in relation to multiteam systems / ch. 7. Communication, collaboration, and identification as facilitators and constraints of multiteam systems / Part III. Linkages -- ch. 8. Conceptualizing the multiteam system as an ecosystem of networked groups / ch. 9. Cognitive similarity configurations in multiteam systems / ch. 10. Leadership forms and functions in multiteam systems / ch. 11. Conflict in multiteam situations / ch. 12. Boundary spanning in the domain of multiteam systems / Part IV. Development -- ch. 13. Adaptation in multiteam systems : the role of temporal semistructures / ch. 14. The emergence of temporal coordination within multiteam systems / Part V. Methods and conclusion -- ch. 15. Research methodology for studying dynamic multitieam systems : application of comlexity science / ch. 16. Complex systems methods for studying multiteam systems / ch. 17. Multiteam system (MTS) research in laboratory settings : a look at the technical and practical challenges / ch. 18. Reflections on the evolution of the multiteam systems concept and a look to the future / |