Contents Notes |
Fairfield coordinating group / Russell A. Eisenstat -- Corporate restructuring team / Susan G. Cohen -- Hilltop hospital top management group / Susan G. Cohen -- Summary : top management groups / Russell A. Eisenstat, Susan G. Cohen -- The students ; The bankers / Connie J.G. Gersick -- Credit analysis team / Mary Lou Davis-Sacks -- Summary : task forces / Connie J.G. Gersick, Mary Lou Davis-Sacks -- The tracking team / Mary Lou Davis-Sacks -- Fairfield systems group / Russell A. Eisenstat -- Airline maintenance group / Daniel R. Denison -- Summary : professional support teams / Mary Lou Davis-Sacks, Daniel R. Denison, Russell A. Eisenstat -- Detroit string quartet / Tory Butterworth -- Children's theatre company / Stewart D. Friedman. University athletic teams / William A. Kahn -- New Haven Nighthawks / Jack Denfeld Wood -- Summary : performing groups / Tory Butterworth [and others] -- Operating room nurses / Daniel R. Denison, Robert I. Sutton -- Midwest federal correctional institution / Addie L. Perkins, David J. Abramis -- Mental health treatment teams / Robert Bruce Shaw -- Summary : human service teams / Addie L. Perkins, Robert Bruce Shaw, Robert I. Sutton -- Beer sales and delivery teams / Richard Saavedra -- Flight attendant teams / Susan G. Cohen, Daniel R. Denison -- Summary : customer service teams / Richard Saavedra, Susan G. Cohen, Daniel R. Denison -- Compressor team start-up / Russell A. Eisenstat. Airline cockpit crew / Robert C. Ginnett -- Semiconductor manufacturing team / David J. Abramis. Authors analyze 27 task-performing groups to reveal why some work groups succeed while others fail - and to show how leaders and group members can improve their work groups' effectiveness ... examines in depth the factors that foster excellent team performance, high-quality outcomes, and enriching experiences for group members. |