ISBN:
9781461400240
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (369 p)
Series Statement:
Peace Psychology Book Series
Series Statement:
Peace Psychology Book Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Small Group Research
DDC:
302.34
Keywords:
Consciousness
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Small group research is of particularly wide interest to people working in a fairly broad variety of areas concerned with understanding conflict, especially for practitioners and researchers concerned with conflict resolution, peace, and related areas. The editors will focus on six main topical areas of small group research, which include: - Cooperation, competition, and conflict resolution - Coalitions, bargaining, and games - Group dynamics and social cognition - The group and organization - Team performance - Intergroup relations
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Chapter-1; Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict Resolution; Cooperation; Personal Background; Facilitating Cooperation; Cooperation Versus Competition; Competition; Conflict Resolution; Paradigms and Topics; Background Variables; Styles; Experimental Variables; Communication; Collective Dilemmas; Theories and Paradigms; Real and Perceived Background Variables; Group Size; Experimental Procedure: Framing, Communication, and Other Aspects; Reward Structure; Negotiation; General Considerations; Background Variables and Perceived Differences; Framing and Communication
Description / Table of Contents:
StrategiesThird-Party Mediation; Additional Theories, Paradigms, and Suggestions; Chapter-2; Bargaining, Coalitions, and Games: Classified Citations; Bargaining; Laboratory and Quasi-Laboratory Studies and Theoretical Papers; Field Applications; Coalitions; Laboratory and Quasi-Laboratory Studies and Theoretical Papers; Applications; Games; Laboratory and Quasi-Laboratory Studies and Theoretical Papers; "Real-World" Applications and Effects; Chapter-3; Group Dynamics and Social Cognition; Physical Setting and Background Variables; Social Influence; Roles (Including Leadership); Relationships
Description / Table of Contents:
Social Interaction Including Group Decision MakingConflict Resolution; Organizations; Intergroup Relations; Therapy Groups; The Group and the Organization; Chapter-4; Organizations, Networks, Groups, Teams; Theories for Small Groups and Organizations; Functions Within Functions; Typing Groups by Functional Categories; Resources (R) Driven Groups; Product (G) Driven Groups; Rule (I) Driven Groups; Meaning (M) Driven Groups; Integration and Role Differentiation; Influences Between the Organization and the Small Group; Goals, Norms, and Technology
Description / Table of Contents:
Influence of the Small Group on the OrganizationEnvironment and Culture; Diversity; Introducing Diversity; Leadership; Group Support Systems; Summary; Team Performance; Chapter-5; Team Performance; Task: Meaning (M); Task: Resources (R); Task: Integration (I); Task: Goal-Attainment (G); Creativity in Teams; Team Training and Feedback; Stress; Organizational Factors; Women (Gender); Conflicts in Organizations and Groups; Time: A Goal-Attainment Variable for Groups and Individuals; Organizational Support for Work; Virtual Teams and Organizations; Virtual Teams and Organizations and Meaning
Description / Table of Contents:
Organizational CreativityOrganizational Learning; Individual Learning; Summary; Chapter-6; Intergroup Relations; Minimal Groups; Cognitive Approaches to the Consequences of Being in a Group; Ingroup Favoritism and Bias; Linguistic Bias; Developmental Studies; Intergroup Differentiation and Distinctiveness; Optimal Distinctiveness Theory; Social Categorization and Social Identity: The Self-Group Relationship; Individual Differences, Social Identity, and SelfEsteem; Multiple Category or Multiple Group Membership; Affective Consequences: Emotion, Perceived Threat, Intergroup Anxiety, Fear
Description / Table of Contents:
Behavioral Consequences: Competition, Conflict, Aggression
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