Groups That Work and Those That Don't

Hackman

ISBN 10: 1555421873 / ISBN 13: 9781555421878

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1991

About this Item

This title explores the design and leadership of groups, providing descriptions of 27 diverse work groups -- including task forces, top management groups, production teams, and customer service teams -- to offer insight into what factors affect group productivity, and what leaders and group members can do to improve work group effectiveness. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 986. . 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Groups That Work and Those That Don't
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555421873
• ISBN 13: 9781555421878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Groups That Work (and Those That Don't): Creating Conditions for Effective Teamwork

Explores the design and leadership of groups, providing detailed descriptions of twenty-seven diverse work groups―including task forces, top management groups, production teams, and customer service teams―to offer insights into what factors affect group productivity, and what leaders and group members can do to improve work group effectiveness.

About the Author

J. RICHARD HACKMAN is Cahners-Rabb Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Illinois in 1966, and taught at Yale University until 1986. He is coauthor of several books, including Work Redesign (1980).