Building Team-Based Working: A Practical Guide to Organizational Transformation (One Stop Training) - Hardcover

West, Michael A.

 
9781405106115: Building Team-Based Working: A Practical Guide to Organizational Transformation (One Stop Training)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1405106115 ISBN 13: 9781405106115
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Michael A. West is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Director of Research at Aston Business School, Aston University.Lynn Markiewicz is Director of Aston Organization Development Ltd, a consultancy specializing in the effective application of research findings to improve organizational performance and employee well-being.

From the Back Cover

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.

From the Inside Flap

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.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1405106115
ISBN 13 
9781405106115
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
183