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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961807503321

Autore

Willcock David Ian.

Titolo

Collaborating for results : silo working and how to develop relationships that work / / David Ian Willcock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-57260-5

1-317-16453-9

1-317-16452-0

1-4094-6430-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

650.1/3

Soggetti

Organizational behavior

Teams in the workplace

Interpersonal relations

Business networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower book"--Cover.

First published 2013 by Gower Publishing.

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