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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462468403321

Autore

Willcock David Ian

Titolo

Collaborating for results [[electronic resource] ] : Silo working and relationships that work / / David Ian Willcock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, Vt., : Gower, c2013

ISBN

1-317-16453-9

1-317-16452-0

1-4094-6430-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

650.1/3

Soggetti

Organizational behavior

Teams in the workplace

Interpersonal relations

Business networks

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The individual and the organisation -- pt. 2. The team, other teams and the organisation -- pt. 3. The organisation.

Sommario/riassunto

Collaborating for Results focuses on the human reasons for unproductive silo working in organisations, combining psychology with organisation development theory and practice. The central theme is that a visible agenda for building and maintaining working relationships across organisations is required by those seeking competitive advantage. It describes the contours of working relationships at three levels - individual, team and organisation - and proposes practical actions en route to collaboration and high performance. In doing so it acknowledges the complexity of people and relationships, th