Effective Teamwork: Practical Lessons from Organizational Research - Hardcover

West, Michael A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470974982 ISBN 13: 9780470974988

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

Updated to reflect the latest research evidence, the third edition of Effective Teamwork provides business managers with the necessary guidance and tools to build and maintain effective teamwork strategies.

• A new edition of a bestselling book on teamwork from an acknowledged leader in the field
• Offers a unique integration of rigorous research with practical guidance to develop effective leadership teams
• Features new chapters on virtual teams and top management teams, plus contemporary themes of ethics and values
• Utilizes research based on positive psychology techniques

About this title

About the Author

Michael West is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Lancaster University Management School, UK. Previously Executive Dean of Aston Business School, he has authored, edited or co-edited seventeen books. He has also published over 200 articles for scientific and practitioner publications, and numerous chapters in scholarly books. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), the American Psychological Association (APA), the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the British Academy of Management (BAM) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

From the Back Cover

More organizations than ever before have come to the realization that effective teamwork is essential to success. Yet businesses still find that the reality of working in teams is fraught with psychological barriers and practical difficulties. Utilizing the most up-to-date research evidence, the third edition of Effective Teamwork provides business managers with the necessary tools to build and maintain effective teamwork strategies in order to maximize efficiencies and further their organizational objectives.

Psychologist and business expert Michael West provides an in-depth examination of the range of positive and negative factors that can affect team functioning. Reflecting the newest developments in the field, the third edition features new chapters on top management teams and virtual team working, as well as increased coverage of such areas as team appraisal rationale, training for team working, 'shared mental models,' dealing with typical failures, and contributions of positive psychology to effective teamwork. Consideration of ethics and values in team functioning―a theme that emerged during the recent financial crisis―is also incorporated into all chapters.

With its clear insights and careful balance of rigorous science with organizational practicalities, Effective Teamwork is an invaluable guide to the establishment and maintenance of effective management teams today.

Psychologist and business expert Michael West provides an in-depth examination of the range of positive and negative factors that can affect team functioning. Reflecting the newest developments in the field, the third edition features new chapters on top management teams and virtual team working, as well as increased coverage of such areas as team appraisal rationale, training for team working, 'shared mental models,' dealing with typical failures, and contributions of positive psychology to effective teamwork. Consideration of ethics and values in team functioning—a theme that emerged during the recent financial crisis—is also incorporated into all chapters.

With its clear insights and careful balance of rigorous science with organizational practicalities, Effective Teamwork is an invaluable guide to the establishment and maintenance of effective management teams today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470974982
• ISBN 13: 9780470974988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312