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Building Team-Based Working: A Practical Guide to Organizational Transformation
Contributor(s): West, Michael A. (Author), Markiewicz, Lynn (Author)
ISBN: 1405106115     ISBN-13: 9781405106115
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $194.98  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2003
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Annotation: "Building Team-based Working" is designed for use by managers and consultants who are introducing team-based working into organizations. The book synthesizes knowledge about how to build team-based organizations, focusing particularly on the psychological and social processes that can facilitate or obstruct successful teamwork. Rather than advise managers on how to build effective teams, as most books in this area tend to do, this book instead focuses on how to build organizations structured around teams.

The text is divided into six sections describing the six main stages of developing team-based working in an organization. The chapters follow a common structure. Each one opens with a summary of the aims and activities relevant to that stage and concludes with a selection of appropriate support materials and tools. These materials can also be downloaded from the CD accompanying the text.

The advice given is based on evidence gathered by the authors over 20 years of practical management experience, research work in organizations, and consultancy across the public, manufacturing and service sectors.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Leadership
- Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Business & Economics | Workplace Culture
Dewey: 658.402
LCCN: 2003002632
Series: One Stop Training
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.92" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 184 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This book gives managers and consultants practical guidance on how to build organizations that are structured around effective teamworking.

  • This text focuses on how to build organizations that are structured around teams.
  • Ideal for managers or consultants who are introducing team-based working into organizations.
  • Examines the psychological and social processes that can facilitate or obstruct successful teamwork.
  • Each chapter contains aims, activities, support materials and tools.
  • Support materials can also be downloaded from an accompanying website.
  • Based on evidence gathered by the authors over 20 years of practical management experience, research in organizations, and consultancy.