Team Effectiveness In Complex Organizations: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches [Paperback]

Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation or military. This volume is intended to provide an overview of the current state of the art research on team effectiveness.

Section 1. Setting the Stage. G.F. Goodwin, C.S. Burke, J.L. Wildman, E. Salas, Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: An Overview. R.L. Moreland, J.M. Levine, Building Bridges to Improve Theory and Research on Small Groups. E. Salas, M. Rosen, C.S. Burke, G.F. Goodwin, The Wisdom of Collectives in Organizations: An Update of the Teamwork Competencies. Section 2. Cross-Disciplinary Theoretical Perspectives. S. Zaccaro, B. Heinen, M. Shuffler, Team Leadership and Team Effectiveness. S.W.J. Kozlowski, D.J. Watola, J.M. Nowakowski, B.H. Kim, I.C. Botero, Developing Adaptive Teams: A Theory of Dynamic Team Leadership. N.J. Cooke, J.C. Gorman, L. Rowe, An Ecological Perspective on Team Cognition. A.C. Edmondson, K.S. Roloff, Overcoming Barriers to Collaboration: Psychological Safety and Learning in Diverse Teams. C.S. Burke, H.A. Priest, S. Wooten II, D. DiazGranados, E. Salas, Understanding the Cognitive Processes in Adaptive Multicultural Teams: A Framework. J.R. Rentsch, L.A. Delise, S. Hutchison, Cognitive Similarity Configurations in Teams: In Search of the Team MindMeld. L.A. DeChurch, J.E. Mathieu, Thinking in Terms of Multiteam Systems. P.J.M.D. Essens, A.L.W. Vogelaar, J.J.C. Mylle, C. Blendell, C. Paris, S.M. Halpin, J.V. Baranski, Team Effectiveness in Complex Settings: AlÓÎ