Small groups as complex systems : formation, coordination, development, and adaptation / / Holly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl

• Autore: Arrow Holly
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 336 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.34
• Soggetto topico: Small groups; Teams in the workplace
• 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.: 9910819364903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II