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Autore: | Arrow Holly |
Titolo: | Small groups as complex systems [[electronic resource] ] : formation, coordination, development, and adaptation / / Holly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl |
Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina: | 302.3 |
Soggetto topico: | Small groups |
Teams in the workplace | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | McGrathJoseph Edward <1927-> BerdahlJennifer L |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-336) and indexes. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 of group behaviour and the factors which shape it. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Small groups as complex systems |
ISBN: | 1-4522-3850-2 |
1-322-41253-7 | |
1-4522-0466-7 | |
1-4522-2187-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910480887203321 |
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