Teamwork Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives
There are many walks of life in which teamwork is found and in which, by common consent, it could be better. Yet even the most basic questions about teams remain unresolved. What makes a group of individuals a team? Does teamwork involve a special type of
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Edited by
Natalie Gold
Teamwork
From the same author BEYOND INDIVIDUAL CHOICE: Teams and Frames in Game Theory By Michael Bacharach. Edited by Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden
Teamwork Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives Edited by
Natalie Gold
Editorial matter and selection © Natalie Gold 2005 Chapters © contributors 2005
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ISBN 978-1-349-51693-3 ISBN 978-0-230-52320-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230523203 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teamwork : multi-disciplinary perspectives / edited by Natalie Gold. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Teams in the workplace–Psychological aspects. 2. Interpersonal relations. 3. Interpersonal communication. 4. Group problem solving. 5. Cooperation. 6. Decision making. I. Gold, Natalie, 1976– HD66.T4384 2005 302.3′5–dc22 10 14
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To the memory of Michael Bacharach
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Contents Preface
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List of Tables
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List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
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Notes on Contributors
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Foreword: Teamwork Michael Bacharach
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Introduction: Teamwork in Theory and in Practice Natalie Gold 1 Rational choice and the need for teamwork 2 Teams outside the rational choice model 3 Research questions 3.1 What is a team? 3.2 What is the evolutionary basis of teamwork? 3.3 What makes teamwork work? 3.4 Which is my team? 3.5 Can we learn to be team players? 4 Further questions Notes References 1. A Theoretical Framework for the Understanding of Teams Margaret Gilbert 1.1 A note on the word ‘t
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