{"product_id":"group-dynamics-and-team-interventions-understanding-and-improving-team-performance-paperback-softback-9781119810292","title":"Group Dynamics and Team Interventions; Understanding and Improving Team Performance (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119810292","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUnderstanding and Improving Team Performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy M. Franz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119810292, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.703 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheory, tools, and techniques to create and maintain high-performing teams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e delivers essential knowledge on foundational theories for understanding how groups work as well as practical concepts for intervening to improve teams. The book is modeled after the scientist-practitioner paradigm that is part of applied psychology with an emphasis on both action and research. In this second edition, validated assessment tools are available for free in the book resources section on the author’s website. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter starts with a way to learn about how well a team is doing through research, then summarizes relevant theory and provides three ideas for intervention. Through the author’s unique approach, this book helps readers understand the basic processes involved in assessing and evaluating teams, finding measurement tools to use for assessment, and equipping themselves with a toolbox of interventions that they might use to help groups and teams perform better. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSample topics covered in \u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInputs necessary to understand what teams bring to the system prior to working together, such as how the members, system, and team tasks affects teamwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeam outputs, such as performance, productivity, and member satisfaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to collect data through observation, interviews, focus groups, and surveys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteps to conduct a culture and inclusion assessment and identify artifacts, espoused values, enacted values, and assumptions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe goal of synergy and the reality of most teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential learning resource for academics and practitioners who want to understand and then improve the teams with which they work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 An Introduction to Teamwork 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Assessing and Evaluating Teams 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Creating Effective Team Members 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Team Culture and Member Differences 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Creating a Strong Team Environment 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Improving Team Communication 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Strengthening Team Creativity 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Making Excellent Team Decisions 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Building a Cohesive and Collaborative Team 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Reducing Dysfunctional Team Conflict 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Developing Team Leaders 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Working in Virtual Teams 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Striving for Team Synergy 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: A Checklist for Better Team Meetings 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: A Checklist for Powerful Team Presentations 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3: A Checklist for Powerful Team Feedback 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4: Creating the Team Assessment Tool 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 351\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52430967111960,"sku":"9781119810292","price":29.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119810292.jpg?v=1784766513","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/group-dynamics-and-team-interventions-understanding-and-improving-team-performance-paperback-softback-9781119810292","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}