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Diversity in work teams : research paradigms for a changing workplace /

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"Diversity in Work Teams: Research Paradigms for a Changing Workplace" explores how diversity affects one of the most popular management strategies used in business today: the formation of employee work teams. Work teams ideally operate to maximize flexibility, creativity, and productivity...

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Other Authors: Jackson, Susan E., Ruderman, Marian N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1995]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:APA science volumes.
Subjects:
Diversity in the workplace.
Teams in the workplace.
Organizational change.
Organizational Innovation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Perspectives for Understanding Diverse Work Teams / Susan E. Jackson and Marian N. Ruderman
  • 2. Traits, Expectations, Culture, and Clout: The Dynamics of Diversity in Work Groups / Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl and Holly Arrow
  • 3. Managing Diversity: The Role of Social Identities / Marilynn B. Brewer
  • 4. Diversity, Social Identity, and Performance: Emergent Social Dynamics in Cross-Functional Teams / Gregory B. Northcraft, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Margaret A. Neale and Roderick M. Kramer
  • 5. Relational Demography: The Missing Link in Vertical Dyad Linkage / Anne S. Tsui, Katherine R. Xin and Terri D. Egan
  • 6. The Effects of Group Proportions on Group Dynamics / Pamela S. Tolbert, Alice O. Andrews and Tal Simons
  • 7. The Role of Dominant Identity and Experience in Organizational Work on Diversity / Robin J. Ely
  • 8. Managing Distances and Differences in Geographically Distributed Work Groups / David J. Armstrong and Paul Cole.