Multiteam Systems : an Organization Form for Dynamic and Complex Environments.

This book examines an emerging organizational form called the multi-team system (MTS). This type of aggregation is being increasingly adopted by organizations and agencies that need to respond to complex strategic problems. There has been increasing interest in MTSs over the last decade to the point...

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Main Author: Zaccaro, Stephen J.
Other Authors: Marks, Michelle A., DeChurch, Leslie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Series:Organization and management series (Routledge (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Multiteam Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Contributors; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Multiteam Systems: An Introduction: Stephen J. Zaccaro, Michelle A. Marks, and Leslie A. DeChurch; Chapter 2. Product Launch and Strategic Alliance MTSs: Michelle A. Marks and Dave Luvison; Chapter 3. Multiteam Systems in the Public Sector: Gerald F. Goodwin, Peter J.M.D. Essens, and David Smith; Section II: Compositional Attributes; Chapter 4. Motivation in Multiteam Systems: Ruth Kanfer and Matthew Kerry.
  • Chapter 5. Social Identity Issues in Multiteam Systems Considerations for Future Research: Stacey L. Connaughton, Elizabeth A. Williams, and Marissa L. ShufflerChapter 6. Multiteam Membership in Relation to Multiteam Systems: Michael Boyer O'Leary, Anita Williams Woolley, and Mark Mortensen; Chapter 7. Communication, Collaboration, and Identification as Facilitators and Constraints of Multiteam Systems: Joann Keyton, Debra J. Ford, and Faye L. Smith; Section III: Linkages.
  • Chapter 8. Conceptualizing the Multiteam System as an Ecosystem of Networked Groups: Marshall Scott Poole and Noshir ContractorChapter 9. Cognitive Similarity Configurations in Multiteam Systems: Joan R. Rentsch and Melissa J. Staniewicz; Chapter 10. Leadership Forms and Functions in Multiteam Systems: Stephen J. Zaccaro and Leslie A. DeChurch; Chapter 11. Conflict in Multiteam Situations: Verlin B. Hinsz and Kevin R. Betts; Chapter 12. Boundary Spanning in the Domain of Multiteam Systems: Robert B. Davison and John R. Hollenbeck; Section IV: Development.
  • Chapter 13. Adaptation in Multiteam Systems: The Role of Temporal Semistructures: Sjir Uitdewilligen and Mary J. WallerChapter 14. The Emergence of Temporal Coordination Within Multiteam Systems: Rhetta L. Standifer; Section V: Methods and Conclusion; Chapter 15. Research Methodology for Studying Dynamic Multiteam Systems: Application of Complexity Science: Juliet R. Aiken and Paul J. Hanges; Chapter 16. Complex Systems Methods for Studying Multiteam Systems: Corinne A. Coen and Andrew Schnackenberg.
  • Chapter 17. Multiteam System (MTS) Research in Laboratory Settings: A Look at the Technical and Practical Challenges: Christian J. Resick, C. Shawn Burke, and Daniel DotyChapter 18. Reflections on the Evolution of the Multiteam Systems Concept and a Look to the Future: John E. Mathieu; Author Index; Subject Index.