Team Effectiveness In Complex Organizations

"This volume will be a major synthesis of the new research and thinking on teams and thus update what is known in this important area. This volume will be an update of the Organizational Frontiers 1995 volume by Guzzo and Salas. The book has a number of strengths. One is the multidisciplinary theme of the proposed book. There are many theories, principles and tools that have emerged so a science of team effectiveness is now emerging. The book reflects this diversity and will allow the authors and editors to bring the theory and research from other disciplines to the attention of IO psychologists"

Robert Pritchard

University of Central Florida

"This comprehensive text provides a powerful and scholarly overview of our understanding of team work in organizations; it is likely to be the core resource for researchers for the foreseeable future. Moreover, by offering a sophisticated understanding of teamwork in complex settings it clearly identifies the main challenges for research and theory. The contributors encompass the leading US researchers in this field of research, guaranteeing a thorough and authoritative overview of team effectiveness."- Michael West, Aston University

"Ideas that were once mere seeds for thought have sprouted into strong intellectual frameworks for understanding teams, as this book shows. This book's coverage of what's new by way of thinking, application, and method should appeal to a wide audience and should continue to fuel the advance of team effectiveness theory and practice."-Rick Guzzo, Mercer, Inc.

"The editors have assembled an important, state-of-the-art resource on the emerging science of team effectiveness. Research is beginning to show the way towards enhanced team performance."-Scott Tannenbaum, President, The Group for Organizational Effectiveness (gOE), Inc.

"This is an exciting book on teams in organizations. The contributors bring both great expertise and diverse perspectives to this research area. The intersection between theoretical and methodological advances will make this book valuable for both researchers and doctoral students." -Paul Goodman, Carnegie Mellon University