Effective Teamwork: Practical Lessons from Organizational Research

by Michael A. West

Effective Teamwork provides all the tools necessary to help teams become more effective, including case studies, discussion questions, exercises and questionnaires.

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Michael A. West, Ph.D. (1977), CBE, is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Lancaster University Management School and Emeritus Professor of Organizational Psychology and Director of Research at Aston Business School, Aston University. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the American Psychological Association (APA), the International Association of Applied Psychologists, the British Academy of Management and the Academy of Social Sciences.

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're looking for a practical, research based, and extremely informative book regarding all the aspect of Effective Teamwork then Michael West's book does just that. It takes you through the logic behind teams, creating them, leading them, and all the way to how they can effectively function within an organization. It is not a bible but a guidebook and a starting point for anyone struggling to manage teams, creating teams, or just looking to improve a team, it has knowledge for every stage of a team. It includes interactive surveys as well so it doesn't feel just like a textbook yelling at you. Overall I found the book extremely informative. I've had this experience with a lot of non-fiction informative books I've read that the book doesn't read like a textbook but like a novel, and I think that highlights effective writing. The book does not mislead claiming to be a fix all for problems it delivers just as it should as a book that gives accurate insight into teams with research backed insights. It is broken into easy to read sections, is a great resource to anyone looking to understand business in a better way, and it can be referenced back to easily with its chapter format (including reviews). I think this book is well deserving of five stars.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be a crisp, well-written, and practical guide to understanding team-building and leadership. Case studies, revision points, lots of supporting references and suggestions for further reading.

[Văn Quý · Rating 4 out of 5]

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