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Work Teams: Past, Present and Future

Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series (SINS, volume 6)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxvi
  2. Evolving Ideas and Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Historic Roots of Team Theory and Practice

      • Gayle Porter, Michael Beyerlein
      Pages 3-24
    3. Work Teams Research

      • Stanley Gully
      Pages 25-44
    4. History of Cell-Based Manufacturing

      • Jos Benders, Richard Badham
      Pages 45-57
    5. The Human Relations Myth Unveiled

      • Ronald Purser
      Pages 59-83
  3. An Appreciative Look at Some Major Thinkers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
    2. Kurt Lewin

      • Karon Tedford, David Baker
      Pages 107-114
    3. Socio-Technical Systems Approach to Work Team Design

      • Lillian Eby, Beverly Sinoway, Anthony Parisi
      Pages 115-129
    4. Deutsch’s Theory of Cooperation and Competition

      • Dean Tjosvold, David Johnson
      Pages 131-155
    5. Allan Mogensen (1901–1989)

      • Matjaž Mulej
      Pages 157-168
    6. Modern Socio-Technology

      • Jos Benders, Hans Doorewaard, Erik Poutsma
      Pages 169-180
  4. Developing Work Teams Around the World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Work Teams in Australia

      • John Cordery
      Pages 183-192
    3. Three Kinds of Autonomy at Work in Norway

      • Jon Gulowsen
      Pages 193-199
    4. Group Work Concepts in Germany

      • Sabine Sonnentag, Sabine Remdisch
      Pages 219-235
    5. The Formation of Work Teams in Russia

      • Yuri Alexandrov, Alexander Karyakin, Andrey Tseshinsky
      Pages 237-246
    6. Yugoslav Self-Management

      • Monty Lynn, Matjaž Mulej, Karin JurÅ¡e
      Pages 247-253

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for the Study of Work Teams, Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, USA

    Michael M. Beyerlein

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Work Teams: Past, Present and Future

  • Editors: Michael M. Beyerlein

  • Series Title: Social Indicators Research Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9492-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6699-7Published: 30 November 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5609-2Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9492-9Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1387-6570

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0099

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXVI, 340

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Quality of Life Research, Management, Human Resource Management

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