Holly Arrow: Small Groups as Complex Systems

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`Arrow, McGrath and Berdahl's Small Groups as Complex Systems will change the way you think about research, and even the way you think about science.... The book is excellent, one of those very rare works that will have substantial impact on the field. I would use the book without hesitation in any advanced graduate seminar dealing with groups' - Donelson R Forsyth, Virginia Commonwealth University

This new general theory of small groups as complex systems draws on general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory.

The authors view groups as adaptive, dynamic systems that are driven by interactions among group members and by transactions between the group and its embedding contexts, as well as by external pressures.

By virtue of the empirical material integrated within this elegant analysis, the authors offer a more complete understanding of the nature of group behaviour and the factors which shape it.

This new general theory of small groups as complex systems draws on general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory.

By virtue of the empirical material integrated within this elegant analysis, the authors offer a more complete understanding of the nature of group behaviour and the factors which shape it.

Über den Autor

Dr. Arrow has two major research interests. The first is the formation and development of small groups as complex dynamic systems. The second is the psychology of war, in particular the evolution of social capacities that help men and women cope with the challenges to survival and reproductive success posed by war. Topics of recent papers include gender relations in the military, the evolution of heroism, the role of friendship in dissolving the social anxiety of outgroup interactions, sources of cohesion in groups of different sizes, and using complexity to improve the effectiveness of groups in health care.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: ORIENTATION, HISTORY AND OVERVIEW OF THE THEORY
Introduction
Small Group Research
The Past and Some Needs for the Future
Groups as Complex Systems
Overview of the Theory
PART TWO: THE THEORY IN DETAIL
Group Formation
Assembly and Emergence
Local Dynamics
Coordinating Members, Tasks and Tools
Global Dynamics
Stability and Change within the Group System
Contextual Dynamics
Adaptation of the Group to Multiple Embedding Contexts
Metamorphosis
Endings and Transformations
PART THREE: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES
Implications of Our Theory for Constructing a Research Program
Some Research Strategies for Studying Groups as Complex Systems

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780803972308
ISBN-10:	080397230X
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Arrow, Holly McGrath, Joseph E. Berdahl, Jennifer L.
Hersteller:	Sage Publications, Inc
Maße:	229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Holly Arrow (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.03.2000
Gewicht:	0,502 kg

Artikel-ID: 106195025

Über den Autor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780803972308
ISBN-10:	080397230X
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Arrow, Holly McGrath, Joseph E. Berdahl, Jennifer L.
Hersteller:	Sage Publications, Inc
Maße:	229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Holly Arrow (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.03.2000
Gewicht:	0,502 kg