Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics by Jac Ve

Description: Group Model Building by Jac Vennix This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Organizations are changing rapidly due to turbulent environments and changes in technology. More and more organisations are tending to grow into knowledge-based organisations in which the proper management of knowledge plays an increasingly important role Back Cover This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. As the "command and control" organization evolves into one of decision-making teams, so these teams have become the critical building blocks upon which the performance of the organization depends. The team members face an increased complexity of decision making with the interrelation of several strategic problems. What this means is that people have different views of the situation and will define problems differently. However, research shows that this can in fact be very productive if and when people learn from each other in order to build a shared perspective. Learning in this way might prove to be the only sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the future. As a result, team leaders want to create "learning teams" and are confronted with issues such as how to: create a situation where people doubt their ideas rather than stubbornly cling to dearly held views create a learning atmosphere rather than trying to "win" the discussion create a shared understanding of a problem in a team foster consensus and create commitment with a strategic decision facilitate Group Model Building Those who will benefit most from Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics are those who are familiar with systems thinking or organizational learning, or those who are working in groups and are coming up against the common difficulties. Flap This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. As the "command and control" organization evolves into one of decision-making teams, so these teams have become the critical building blocks upon which the performance of the organization depends. The team members face an increased complexity of decision making with the interrelation of several strategic problems. What this means is that people have different views of the situation and will define problems differently. However, research shows that this can in fact be very productive if and when people learn from each other in order to build a shared perspective. Learning in this way might prove to be the only sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the future. As a result, team leaders want to create "learning teams" and are confronted with issues such as how to: create a situation where people doubt their ideas rather than stubbornly cling to dearly held views create a learning atmosphere rather than trying to "win" the discussion create a shared understanding of a problem in a team foster consensus and create commitment with a strategic decision facilitate Group Model Building Those who will benefit most from Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics are those who are familiar with systems thinking or organizational learning, or those who are working in groups and are coming up against the common difficulties. Author Biography Jac Vennix is the author of Group Model Building : Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics, published by Wiley. Table of Contents Individual and Organizational Problem Construction. System Dynamics: Problem Identification and SystemConceptualization. System Dynamics: Model Formulation and Analysis. Designing Group Model-Building Projects. Facilitating Group Model-Building Sessions. Group Model-Building in Action: Qualitative System Dynamics. Group Model-Building in Action: Quantitative System Dynamics. Analysis of the Housing Association Model. Summary and Reflections. Appendices. References. Index. Long Description This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. As the "command and control" organization evolves into one of decision-making teams, so these teams have become the critical building blocks upon which the performance of the organization depends. The team members face an increased complexity of decision making with the interrelation of several strategic problems. What this means is that people have different views of the situation and will define problems differently. However, research shows that this can in fact be very productive if and when people learn from each other in order to build a shared perspective. Learning in this way might prove to be the only sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the future. As a result, team leaders want to create "learning teams" and are confronted with issues such as how to: create a situation where people doubt their ideas rather than stubbornly cling to dearly held views create a learning atmosphere rather than trying to "win" the discussion create a shared understanding of a problem in a team foster consensus and create commitment with a strategic decision facilitate Group Model Building Those who will benefit most from Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics are those who are familiar with systems thinking or organizational learning, or those who are working in groups and are coming up against the common difficulties. Feature Introduces the necessary theoretical background. Covers methods required to elicit and integrate relevant knowledge in the process of building system dynamics models. Discusses several actual applications of model building processes for supporting decision making. Has an overall practical focus. Details ISBN0471953555 Author Jac Vennix Short Title GROUP MODEL BUILDING Language English ISBN-10 0471953555 ISBN-13 9780471953555 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1996 Subtitle Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics Illustrations Illustrations Edition 1st Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780471953555 UK Release Date 1996-07-12 AU Release Date 1996-08-08 NZ Release Date 1996-08-08 Pages 312 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 1996-07-12 DEWEY 658.402 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly US Release Date 1996-07-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:22427240;

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