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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Team Working and Collaborative Processes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 637

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Team Working and Collaborative Processes

A state-of-the-art psychological perspective on team working and collaborative organizational processes This handbook makes a unique contribution to organizational psychology and HRM by providing comprehensive international coverage of the contemporary field of team working and collaborative organizational processes. It provides critical reviews of key topics related to teams including design, diversity, leadership, trust processes and performance measurement, drawing on the work of leading thinkers including Linda Argote, Neal Ashkanasy, Robert Kraut, Floor Rink and Daan van Knippenberg.

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices and Principles for Instructors
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 351

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices and Principles for Instructors

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-01-31
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Decades of research have shown that student collaboration in groups doesn't just happen; rather it needs to be a deliberate process facilitated by the instructor. Promoting collaboration in virtual learning environments presents a variety of challenges. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: Best Practices & Principles for Instructors answers the demand for a thorough resource on techniques to facilitate effective collaborative learning in virtual environments. This book provides must-have information on the role of the instructor in computer-supported collaborative learning, real-world perspectives on virtual learning group collaboration, and supporting learning group motivation.

Rerolling Boardgames
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

Rerolling Boardgames

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-08-28
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Despite the advent and explosion of videogames, boardgames--from fast-paced party games to intensely strategic titles--have in recent years become more numerous and more diverse in terms of genre, ethos and content. The growth of gaming events and conventions such as Essen Spiel, Gen Con and the UK Games EXPO, as well as crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter, has diversified the evolution of game development, which is increasingly driven by fans, and boardgames provide an important glue to geek culture. In academia, boardgames are used in a practical sense to teach elements of design and game mechanics. Game studies is also recognizing the importance of expanding its focus beyond the d...

Multiteam Systems
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 602

Multiteam Systems

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-05-22
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This book examines an emerging organizational form called the multi-team system (MTS). This type of aggregation is being increasingly adopted by organizations and agencies that need to respond to complex strategic problems. There has been increasing interest in MTSs over the last decade to the point where there is now a need to (a) describe these organizational forms more fully, (b) build conceptual frames that can guide research, and (c) begin developing tools to improve the study of MTSs. The purpose of this book is to respond to these needs. The book contains a series of chapters that expand prior conceptual frames of MTSs, defining in more detail the compositional and linkage attributes ...

Suddenly Virtual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 304

Suddenly Virtual

Supercharge your virtual meetings with evidence-based practices from an award-winning team The shift to virtual meetings was sudden and often traumatic for businesses across all industries as they responded to the global pandemic. Rather than focusing on what worked best, they focused on what worked now . . . which meant closing up the office and being suddenly virtual in nearly every meeting, often without the tools, the training, or the expertise to optimize the new “kitchen table” office. Thankfully, businesses are beginning to be more purposeful in both the tools they use and the approach they take. This book seeks to be a definitive guide for businesses looking to make their meeting...

Managing Meetings in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 295

Managing Meetings in Organizations

Groups and teams are the backbone of most organizations. Employees come together to pool their efforts, join forces, develop creative ideas, and make decisions in one key social context: the workplace meeting. This volume presents novel perspectives and state-of-the art research insights into the management of team meetings in the workplace.

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, Volume 1
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 786

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, Volume 1

Organizational psychology is the science of psychology applied to work and organizations. This is the first of two volumes which compiles knowledge in organizational psychology, encapsulates key topics of research and application, and summarizes important research findings.

Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision Making in Organizations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 410

Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision Making in Organizations

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-08-31
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Although organizational decision-making can be very complex, the understanding of technology applications is significant in not only determining the usefulness of virtual groups in organizations, but also in the designing of electronic collaborative activities. Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision Making in Organizations focuses on the role of technology in organizational decision-making processes and activities, providing academics and management teams with current research in the field of virtual teams in organizations. This publication is an essential resource for instructors and students of organization and group communication, and institutions that have networks of offices and employees in multiple geographical locations.

Team Cohesion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 312

Team Cohesion

Research on Managing Groups and Teams provides a forum for truly novel ideas and emerging lines of inquiry across many group-related topics.

The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 432

The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-02-24
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  • Publisher: OUP USA

The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology describes the critical link between psychology and military activity. The extensive coverage includes topics in of clinical, industrial/organizational, experimental, engineering, and social psychology. The contributors are leading international experts in military psychology.