Group Performance

ISBN-13: 9781841696690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str.

Bernard A Nijstad

Opis

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, and more. This book outlines the state of social psychological theories and findings concerning the performance of groups. It explores the basic theories surrounding group interaction.

Spis treści

Studying Small Groups.  Group Processes and Social Influence.  A Theoretical Framework.  Audience and Co-action Effects.  Motivation and Group Performance: Individual Effort on Collective Tasks.  Group Idea Generation and Creativity.  Group Decision-Making.  Group Problem-Solving and Group Judgment.  Teamwork and Leadership.  Groups in Context.  Groups and Technology.

O autorze

Bernard A. Nijstad received his PhD in social psychology from Utrecht University in 2000. From 2000 to 2009 he was a faculty member at the department of organizational psychology of the University of Amsterdam. Currently Bernard Nijstad is a full professor of organizational behaviour at the department of economics and business of the University of Groningen. His research concerns group creativity, group decision-making, and decision avoidance.