Test Bank for Making the Team, 5/E 5th Edition Leigh Thompson

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0132968088
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0132968089
• Author: Leigh Thompson

This text provides a good balance of theory and practice. It combines 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. It is written for both team leaders and team members.

Table of contents:

PART I. THE BASICS OF TEAMWORK

1. Teams in Organizations: Facts and Myths

2. Performance and Productivity: Team Performance Criteria and Threats to Productivity

3. Rewarding Teamwork: Compensation and Performance Appraisals

PART II. INTERNAL DYNAMICS

4. Designing the Team: Tasks, People, and Processes

5. Team Identity, Emotion, and Development

6. Sharpening the Team Mind: Communication and Collective Intelligence

7. Team Decision Making: Pitfalls and Solutions

8. Conflict in Teams: Leveraging Differences to Create Opportunity

9. Creativity: Mastering Strategies for High Performance

PART III. EXTERNAL DYNAMICS

10. Networking, Social Capital, and Integrating across Teams

11. Leadership: Managing the Paradox

12. Interteam Relations: Competition and Cooperation

13. Teaming Across Distance and Culture

APPENDIX 1. Managing Meetings: A Toolkit

APPENDIX 2. Tips for Facilitators

APPENDIX 3. A Guide for Creating Effective Study Groups

APPENDIX 4. Example Items from Peer Evaluations and 360-Degree Performance Evaluations

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