DESIGNING TEAM-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. New Forms for Knowledge Work

Mohrman, Susan Albers; Susan G. Cohen; Allan M. Mohrman, Jr.

ISBN 10: 078790080X / ISBN 13: 9780787900809

Published by Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1995

About this Item

In this work, the authors offer a field-tested design framework to help managers, consultants, human resource specialists, and students of organization design understand and develop structures and systems necessary to support the strategic development of teams. The book contains illustrations, diagrams, charts, references, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: DESIGNING TEAM-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. New Forms for Knowledge Work
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078790080X
• ISBN 13: 9780787900809
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

"A terrific book!" --David A. Nadler, chairman, DeltaConsulting Group

Tackle the organizational issues related to implementing teams.Learn new designs to support the knowledge work components oforganizations. Drawing on over fifteen years of research andconsulting with such companies as Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard,Pacific Bell, General Mills, Pratt and Whitney, Pfizer, and TexasInstruments, the authors shows you how to create new organizationdesigns that empower teams so that they make a real difference.

You'll discover how to:
* Design new work teams
* Identify new roles and responsibilities
* Manage team performance
* Create an empowering team environment
Over 50 tables, figures, and exhibits reinforce the practical text.Even if teams already exist at your organization, you'll use thiswell-researched guide to push your teams to higher levels ofperformance!

About the Author

SUSAN ALBERS MOHRMAN is a senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) in the School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California. She is the author or coauthor of several books, including Employee Involvement and Total Quality Management (with E. E. Lawler III, and G. E. Ledford, Jr., Jossey-Bass, 1992). SUSAN G. COHEN is a research scientist at the Center (CEO) and serves on the executive committee for the Western Academy of Management. ALLAN M. MOHRMAN is associate director and research scientist at the CEO. He has authored or coauthored several books including Large-Scale Organizational Change (with S. Mohrman, G. Ledford, E. E. Lawler III, and T. G. Cummings, Jossey-Bass, 1989).