Designing Team-Based Organizations: New Forms for Knowledge Work

By Susan Albers Mohrman, Susan G. Cohen, Allan M. Mohrman Jr., et al.

Book Overview

"A terrific book!" --David A. Nadler, chairman, DeltaConsulting Group

Tackle the organizational issues related to implementing teams.Learn new designs to support the knowledge work components oforganizations. Drawing on over fifteen years of research andconsulting with such companies as Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, Pacific Bell, General Mills, Pratt and Whitney, Pfizer, and TexasInstruments, the authors shows you how to create new organizationdesigns that empower teams so that they make a real difference.

You'll discover how to:
* Design new work teams
* Identify new roles and responsibilities
* Manage team performance
* Create an empowering team environment
Over 50 tables, figures, and exhibits reinforce the practical text.Even if teams already exist at your organization, you'll use thiswell-researched guide to push your teams to higher levels ofperformance!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078790080X
• ISBN13: 9780787900809
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"