Effective Group Problem Solving : How to Broaden Participation, Improve Decision Making, and Increase Commitment to Action

William M. Fox

ISBN 10: 1489701427 / ISBN 13: 9781489701428

Editore: Liferich Publishing, 2014

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book provides a set of proven and easy-to-use procedures for conducting problem-solving meetings more efficiently and productively, with less frustration, effort, and conflict. The effectiveness of conventional meetings is seriously limited by such factors asthe added time required for the use of in-meeting rather than pre-meeting introduction of ideas;meeting time being allocated on the basis of the order in which individuals get the floor, rather than on the relevance and importance of the ideas being presented;an individual's fear of being punished for publicly opposing the ideas of a boss or other important person;reluctance on the part of low-status members to contribute;the pursuit of personal objectives on group time; time required to brief absentees, latecomers, and consultants on what has transpired; andcompulsive talkers. Author William M. Fox presents an approach called the Improved Nominal Group Technique (INGT) that eliminates or minimizes these limitations. He also tests of its use in many different, ongoing groups to show that most participants indicate, anonymously, that they prefer it to what they had been doing. 'Very interesting and practical . It can serve as a handbook for the novice or a reference book for the experienced problem solver.'-James Showkier, supervisor of Training and Development at TRW 'This is a book of basic theoretical importance as well as a manual for practitioners . A new and distinctive contribution.'-Eric Trist, founder of the sociotechnical systems approach to organizational design 'This short, highly readable book should find its way into the hands of managers truly willing to tap the wellspring of employee creativity and motivation . its prescriptions and recommendations, if followed, could do much to improve organizational productivity.'-William Werther, Samuel Friedland Professor of Executive Management, University of Miami.

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• Titolo: Effective Group Problem Solving : How to Broaden Participation, Improve Decision Making, and Increase Commitment to Action
• Editore: Liferich Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1489701427
• ISBN 13: 9781489701428
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 216 L x 140 A x 14 P (millimetri) 216 millimetri di larghezza per 140 millimetri di altezza per 14 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 328 grammi

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Riassunto

This book provides a set of proven and easy-to-use procedures for conducting problem-solving meetings more efficiently and productively, with less frustration, effort, and conflict. The effectiveness of conventional meetings is seriously limited by such factors asthe added time required for the use of in-meeting rather than pre-meeting introduction of ideas; meeting time being allocated on the basis of the order in which individuals get the floor, rather than on the relevance and importance of the ideas being presented; an individual's fear of being punished for publicly opposing the ideas of a boss or other important person; reluctance on the part of low-status members to contribute; the pursuit of personal objectives on group time; time required to brief absentees, latecomers, and consultants on what has transpired; andcompulsive talkers. Author William M. Fox presents an approach called the Improved Nominal Group Technique (INGT) that eliminates or minimizes these limitations. He also tests of its use in many different, ongoing groups to show that most participants indicate, anonymously, that they prefer it to what they had been doing. "Very interesting and practical . . . It can serve as a handbook for the novice or a reference book for the experienced problem solver" -James Showkier, supervisor of Training and Development at TRW "This is a book of basic theoretical importance as well as a manual for practitioners . . . A new and distinctive contribution" -Eric Trist, founder of the sociotechnical systems approach to organizational design "This short, highly readable book should find its way into the hands of managers truly willing to tap the wellspring of employee creativity and motivation . . . its prescriptions and recommendations, if followed, could do much to improve organizational productivity" -William Werther, Samuel Friedland Professor of Executive Management, University of Miami

L'autore

William M. Fox is a professor emeritus of management at the Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Florida and a consultant. He received his B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees in organizational behavior from the University of Michigan in 1948 and his Ph.D. degree in organization and management theory from Ohio State University in 1954. Fox has conducted leadership studies for the Office of Naval Research, studied Japanese management as a Senior Fulbright Research Scholar, and served as a management consultant to the air force. He has published several books and numerous articles. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow in the Academy of Management. Bill was a Fulbright Lecturer at the Finnish School of Economics and the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland in 1958. He was a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar studying Japanese management and lecturing at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan in 1974. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and was elected a Fellow in the Academy of Management. Additional book publications: He was editor of READINGS IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FROM FORTUNE, Henry Holt, 1957 (Revised Edition, 1963); author of THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS: AN INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL APPROACH, Richard Irwin, 1963 (a finalist for the 1963 McKinsey Foundation Book Award; an Italian edition was published in 1969); AMERICAN VALUES DECLINE: WHAT WE CAN DO, Bookman, 2005; BEHAVIOR MODELING TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING SUPERVISORY SKILLS, (Instructor and Trainee Manuals, 2009), Information Age Publishing. Co-Principal Investigator for P developing effectiveness criteria for the evaluation of research activity, NASA, 1970-72. Principal Investigator for Longitudinal Studies On The Effects of Leader Behavior, US Office of Naval Research, 1970-74.