Consistency rating: 5 The text seems to be internally consistent in terms of terminology and framework. Modularity rating: 5 The text is readily divisible into smaller reading sections that can be assigned at different points within a course. Interface rating: 3 The book chapters have different citation styles. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 The book seems to be largely error free.
Content Accuracy rating: 5 The text appears to be accurate, error-free, and unbiased. Clarity rating: 5 The text is written simply and clearly. The language and terms are user-friendly. Consistency rating: 5 The psychology of groups section provided relevant information in terms of gaining an understanding of the rationale for groups and the overall role groups play in personal and professional development.
Modularity rating: 5 The sections can be easily divided for class assignments. Interface rating: 5 There were no navigation issues, and all images and charts were clear.
Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There weren't any noticeable grammatical errors. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 It was good to see that the author included images of various ethnic and cultural groups.
Content Accuracy rating: 4 The information is accurate. Clarity rating: 5 Excellent key terms. The terms were easy to understand. Consistency rating: 3 Some inconsistencies were evident in the book. Modularity rating: 3 There were many areas of the text which were large areas of texts.
Grammatical Errors rating: 5 The book did not have any grammatical errors. Cultural Relevance rating: 3 No--I only noticed one set of children of color picture depicting empathy and African American male in the section discussing conformity. Comments Some of the paragraphs were long and perhaps should be broken up with graphics or other images.
Table of Contents I. Defining Teams and Groups 2. The Psychology of Groups 3. Cooperation 4. Social Comparison 5. Shared Information Bias 6. Judgment and Decision Making II. Professional Writing 8. Persuasive Presentations 9. Gantt Chart Groups and meetings Organizational culture Inattentional Blindness Teams as Systems Performance Evaluation III.
Power in Teams and Groups Leadership Structuration Theory Symbolic Convergence Theory Conformity and Obedience Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Intercultural and Plane Crashes Conflict and Negotiation What is the Drill Down Technique?
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Are you often overwhelmed by your problems in life? Most of the sections are short and sweet, and what few times he goes beyond a couple pages is by necessity. Personally, I would like to have seen at least a couple extended case studies, but that was not the purpose of this book. One of my favorites is the Delphi technique. I have actually used a form of it several times in my work before I even knew it was a technique, and I suspect many of you have used it too in an informal way.
I have had some good success with it and believe it to be an excellent technique in any stage of the problem solving process, whether I am dealing with professionals, layman, mechanics, or bozos. Very helpful, well written and well-organized book. I am sure there are more comprehensive books that cost alot more, but this one fulfills it purpose nicely.
He is the author of numerous articles and cases. He is an experienced consultant, working with people and firms since , to increase levels of innovation as well as to solve particular problems.
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