03142nam 2200661 a 450 991077921260332120161219111555.01-4522-3850-21-322-41253-71-4522-0466-71-4522-2187-1(CKB)2550000000105803(EBL)996264(OCoLC)809771596(SSID)ssj0000777925(PQKBManifestationID)12361426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777925(PQKBWorkID)10762975(PQKB)10797200(SSID)ssj0000697413(PQKBManifestationID)12255716(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000697413(PQKBWorkID)10691003(PQKB)11128946(MiAaPQ)EBC996264(OCoLC)808342379(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064142(EXLCZ)99255000000010580320120327d2000 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrSmall groups as complex systems[electronic resource] formation, coordination, development, and adaptation /Holly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. BerdahlThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20001 online resource (viii, 336 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8039-7230-X 0-8039-7229-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-336) and indexes.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 ContextsChapter 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 AuthorsThis 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 of group behaviour and the factors which shape it.Small groupsTeams in the workplaceSmall groups.Teams in the workplace.302.34Arrow Holly1518484McGrath Joseph Edward1927-157827Berdahl Jennifer L1518485StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910779212603321Small groups as complex systems3756079UNINA