Computational Approaches to the Network Science of Teams

Surveys recent models and algorithms characterizing, predicting, optimizing, and explaining team performance in a variety of settings.

Liangyue Li (Author), Hanghang Tong (Author)

9781108498548, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 December 2020

164 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.35 kg

'This brief volume is a valuable resource for managers, but managers with a strong background in data science, and for other technologists involved in designing systems that support user interactions … The added value of this book is provided by the mathematical formalisms used, which encode characteristics of the computational challenges discussed … The topical focus results in a unique volume that might lead interested readers to discover new research avenues … Recommended' J. Brzezinski, Choice

Business operations in large organizations today involve massive, interactive, and layered networks of teams and personnel collaborating across hierarchies and countries on complex tasks. To optimize productivity, businesses need to know: what communication patterns do high-performing teams have in common? Is it possible to predict a team's performance before it starts work on a project? How can productive team behavior be fostered? This comprehensive review for researchers and practitioners in data mining and social networks surveys recent progress in the emerging field of network science of teams. Focusing on the underlying social network structure, the authors present models and algorithms characterizing, predicting, optimizing, and explaining team performance, along with key applications, open challenges, and future trends.

1. Introduction
2. Team performance characterization
3. Team performance prediction
4. Team performance optimization
5. Team performance explanation
6. Human agent teaming
7. Conclusion and future work.

Subject Areas: Computer networking & communications [UT], Databases [UN], Ethical & social aspects of IT [UBJ], Knowledge management [KJMV3], Sociology [JHB], Research methods: general [GPS]