Making the Team A Guide for Managers

• Main Author: Thompson, Leigh L. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson Prentice Hall 2004
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Teams in the workplace; Leadership; Organizational effectiveness; Performance
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• Physical Description: xxi, 372 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and (p. 322-359) indexes
• ISBN: 0131416588; 9780131416581

For undergraduate or graduate management courses in Organization Behavior, Group Dynamics, or Teamwork; also appropriate for executives enrolled in degree and non-degree short courses on general management. A perfect marriage of theory and practice, Making the Team unites cutting-edge research on groups with practical management principles. The text is organized into 3 primary tasks for the leader/manager: 1) Accurately assessing and improving team performance; 2) Managing the internal dynamics of teams (diversity, conflict, and creativity); and 3) Optimally leveraging the team within the larger organization.