Group Process and Productivity

Group Process and Productivity

Author: Stephen Worchel

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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How is the increasing diversity of the workforce likely to affect productivity? What can be done to remedy the negative consequences of `groupthink'? And what steps can be taken to improve the quality of group decisions? This volume discusses these and other questions associated with productivity and functioning in small groups. Among the topics explored are group productivity, problem identification, group decision making, behaviour technology and group dynamics. The contributors, leading scholars from a cross-section of disciplines, challenge many current beliefs about groups.


Group Process and Productivity

Group Process and Productivity

Author: Stephen Worchel

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1991-10-29

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780803942264

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How is the increasing diversity of the workforce likely to affect productivity? What can be done to remedy the negative consequences of `groupthink'? And what steps can be taken to improve the quality of group decisions? This volume discusses these and other questions associated with productivity and functioning in small groups. Among the topics explored are group productivity, problem identification, group decision making, behaviour technology and group dynamics. The contributors, leading scholars from a cross-section of disciplines, challenge many current beliefs about groups.


Visual Meetings

Visual Meetings

Author: David Sibbet

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-08-26

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0470945400

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Use eye-popping visual tools to energize your people! Just as social networking has reclaimed the Internet for human interactivity and co-creation, the visual meetings movement is reclaiming creativity, productivity, and playful exchange for serious work in groups. Visual Meetings explains how anyone can implement powerful visual tools, and how these tools are being used in Silicon Valley and elsewhere to facilitate both face-to-face and virtual group work. This dynamic and richly illustrated resource gives meeting leaders, presenters, and consultants a slew of exciting tricks and tools, including Graphic recording, visual planning, story boarding, graphic templates, idea mapping, etc. Creative ways to energize team building, sales presentations, staff meetings, strategy sessions, brainstorming, and more Getting beyond paper and whiteboards to engage new media platforms Understanding emerging visual language for leading groups Unlocking formerly untapped creative resources for business success, Visual Meetings will help you and your team communicate ideas more effectively and engagingly.


Group Processes

Group Processes

Author: John M. Levine

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1848728727

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The many groups we belong to influence our lives in crucial ways.This volume provides a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary issues in the field of group processes and will interest scholars in various disciplines, including social and organizational psychology, sociology, communication, economics, and political science.


Getting Things Done

Getting Things Done

Author: David Allen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-03-17

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0698161866

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The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.


Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Author: John M Levine

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 1049

ISBN-13: 141294208X

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This two-volume encyclopedia covers concepts from across the spectrum, from group phenomena to phenomena influenced by group membership, from small group interaction to intergroup relations on a global scale.


Advances in Group Processes

Advances in Group Processes

Author: Shane R. Thye

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2010-10-25

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0857243292

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A collection of papers that examines a range of social psychological and group related phenomena, including original research articles, theoretical developments, and general reviews of select topics in the group processes literature.


Group Performance

Group Performance

Author: Bernard A. Nijstad

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2009-06-22

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1135217785

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People interact and perform in group settings in all areas of life. Organizations and businesses are increasingly structuring work around groups and teams. Every day, we work in groups such as families, friendship groups, societies and sports teams, to make decisions and plans, solve problems, perform physical tasks, generate creative ideas, and more. Group Performance outlines the current state of social psychological theories and findings concerning the performance of groups. It explores the basic theories surrounding group interaction and development and investigates how groups affect their members. Bernard A. Nijstad discusses these issues in relation to the many different tasks that groups may perform, including physical tasks, idea generation and brainstorming, decision-making, problem-solving, and making judgments and estimates. Finally, the book closes with an in-depth discussion of teamwork and the context in which groups interact and perform. Offering an integrated approach, with particular emphasis on the interplay between group members, the group task, interaction processes and context, this book provides a state-of-the-art overview of social psychological theory and research. It will be highly valuable to undergraduates, graduates and researchers in social psychology, organizational behavior and business.