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Autore |
Arrow Holly |
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Titolo |
Small groups as complex systems : formation, coordination, development, and adaptation / / Holly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-3850-2 |
1-322-41253-7 |
1-4522-0466-7 |
1-4522-2187-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 336 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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McGrathJoseph Edward <1927-> |
BerdahlJennifer L |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Small groups |
Teams in the workplace |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-336) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - Orientation, History, and Overview of the Theory; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Small Group Research: The Past and Some Needs for the Future; Chapter 3 - Groups as Complex Systems: Overview of the Theory; Part II - The Theory in Detail; Chapter 4 - Group Formation: Assembly and Emergence; Chapter 5 - Local Dynamics: Coordinating Members, Tasks, and Tools; Chapter 6 - Global Dynamics: Stability and Change within the Group System; Chapter 7 - Contextual Dynamics: Adaptation of the Group to Multiple Embedding Contexts |
Chapter 8 - Metamorphosis: Endings and TransformationsPart III - Issues and Strategies; Chapter 9 - Implications of Our Theory for Constructing a Research Program; Chapter 10 - Some Research Strategies for Studying Groups as Complex Systems; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This general theory of small groups as complex systems draws on general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory in offering a more complete understanding of the nature |
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