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Offering the most comprehensive and in-depth analysis of groups and teams available, GROUP DYNAMICS, 7th Edition, combines an emphasis on theory, empirical studies, and extended case studies to illustrate the application of concepts to actual groups. Author Donelson R. Forsyth builds each chapter around a real-life case, drawing on examples from a range of disciplines including psychology, management, law, education, sociology, and political science. Tightly weaving concepts and familiar ideas together, the text takes students beyond simple exposure to basic principles and research findings to a deeper understanding of each topic.
- The author continues to expand the book's coverage to draw on all fields that investigate groups and teams (e.g., team science, behavioral economics, social network analysis), while being careful to ground newer findings in foundational theories and methods.
- Emerging areas of interest such as multilevel analyses, group composition and diversity, multiteam systems, neuroscience, psychological safety, and new interpretations of classic studies (e.g., the Milgram experiments) are examined in detail.
- Each chapter is revised to reduce its length, to improve readability and the narrative flow from section to section, and to increase interest and engagement. For example, focus boxes present high-interest material, and each chapter includes two or three self-assessment exercises that ask students to apply chapter concepts to themselves and their own groups.
- Examining all aspects of groups and teams, the text devotes entire chapters to topics such as research methods, group formation, group development and socialization, structure, influence, leadership, performance, and intergroup relations.
- Up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the latest work in team, group, and organizational science is integrated with established, well-supported principles in the field.
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- A unique two-column format makes the subject matter accessible and easy to read.
- Taking a multidisciplinary perspective, the text provides in-depth coverage of key concepts and theories across a range of disciplines, as well as the empirical studies that support conclusions based on those theories.
- The author explores topics that are interesting to both theoretically minded basic research scientists and applications-oriented group experts.
- The text is reader-friendly, and includes pedagogical features such as a running glossary, chapter outline, detailed chapter summary, self-assessment exercises, and suggested readings. Each chapter is broken up into three or four major sections that can be read at a single sitting and uses headings and subheadings liberally to help readers recognize the chapter's organization.
2. Studying Groups.
3. Inclusion and Identity.
4. Formation.
5. Cohesion and Development.
6. Structure.
7. Influence.
8. Power.
9. Leadership.
10. Performance.
11. Teams.
12. Decision Making.
13. Conflict.
14. Intergroup Relations.
15. Groups in Context.
16. Growth and Change.
17. Crowds and Collectives.
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- ISBN-10: 1337408867
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