Problem solving in teams and groups / [electronic resource] Cameron W. Piercy.

I. Groups & Teams Overview -- 1. Defining Teams and Groups -- 2. The Psychology of Groups -- 3. Cooperation -- 4. Social Comparison -- 5. Shared Information Bias -- 6. Judgment and Decision Making -- II. Groups & Teams (In)Action -- 7. Professional Writing -- 8. Persuasive Presentations -- 9. Gantt Chart -- 10. Groups and meetings -- 11. Organizational culture -- 12. Inattentional Blindness -- 13. Teams as Systems -- 14. Performance Evaluation -- III. Group & Team Theory -- 15. Power in Teams and Groups -- 16. Leadership -- 17. Structuration Theory -- 18. Symbolic Convergence Theory -- 19. Conformity and Obedience -- 20. Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions -- 21. Intercultural and Plane Crashes -- 22. Conflict and Negotiation -- 23. Nonverbal Communication

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