Building Team Based Working

West teaches organizational psychology at Aston U.; Markiewicz is a consultant specializing in organizational performance and employee well-being. They explore ways to build organizations that are team-based rather than individually-based, and the psychological and social processes and emerging relationships that facilitate or obstruct successful teamwork across organizations. The text is structured around a six-stage model for developing team-based working (TBW)—deciding on TBW, developing support systems, team leader and team member selection, creating effective teams, reviewing and sustaining team effectiveness, and reviewing TBW. The accompanying CD-ROM contains materials for managers and consultants to use to introduce TBW in their organizations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Michael A. West is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Director of Research at Aston Business School, Aston University.Lynn Markiewicz is Director of Aston Organization Development Ltd, a consultancy specializing in the effective application of research findings to improve organizational performance and employee well-being.