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200 10$aSmall groups as complex systems$b[electronic resource] $eformation, coordination, development, and adaptation /$fHolly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl
210   $aThousand Oaks, Calif. ;$aLondon $cSAGE$dc2000
215   $a1 online resource (viii, 336 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8039-7230-X 
311   $a0-8039-7229-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-336) and indexes.
327   $aCover; 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
327   $aChapter 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
330 8 $aThis 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.
606   $aSmall groups
606   $aTeams in the workplace
615  0$aSmall groups.
615  0$aTeams in the workplace.
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700   $aArrow$b Holly$01518484
701   $aMcGrath$b Joseph Edward$f1927-$0157827
701   $aBerdahl$b Jennifer L$01518485
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906   $aBOOK
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996   $aSmall groups as complex systems$93756079
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