| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 237 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Working in Groups; 2. Frames of Reference for Understanding Work Groups; 3. Toward a Model of Working Groups; 4. The Democratic Microcosm; 5. Leadership Theory: Benchmarks and Guideposts; 6. Leadership in Working Groups; 7. Leadership and Contexts; 8. Problem Solving and Decision Making; 9. Stages/Phases ofGroup Development; 10. Teams and Team Building; 11. Organizational Settings and Styles; 12. Technologies for Group Maintenance, Operation, and Productivity; 13. Recurring Problems in Groups and Suggested Staff Responses. |
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14. Perspectives for Professional Practice with Working GroupsAppendix: Population of Self-Descriptive Q-Sort Statements; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? Some of the events that are most important for members of the various professions, and those whom they serve, take place within these groups. Health and human services depend upon their working groups for their development and allocation of resources, their standards of quality, and the evaluation of their success or failure. In short, these groups are relied upon to come up w. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social work administration.
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Social work administration. |
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Health services administration.
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Health services administration. |
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Small groups.
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Small groups. |
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Social service -- Teamwork.
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Social service -- Teamwork. |
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Organizational effectiveness. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Vassil, Thomas V.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ephross, Paul H. Groups that work. 2nd ed. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005 0231115083 0231115091 (DLC) 2004056031 (OCoLC)55982139 |
| ISBN |
0231510160 (electronic book) |
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9780231510165 (electronic book) |
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0231115083 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231115087 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0231115091 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231115094 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Music No. |
EB00639464 Recorded Books |
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