{"product_id":"9781119810292","title":"Group Dynamics and Team Interventions Understanding and Improving Team Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding and Improving Team Performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTimothy M. Franz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Applied Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheory, tools, and techniques to create and maintain high-performing teams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e delivers essential knowledge on foundational theories for understanding how groups work as well as practical concepts for intervening to improve teams. The book is modeled after the scientist-practitioner paradigm that is part of applied psychology with an emphasis on both action and research. In this second edition, validated assessment tools are available for free in the book resources section on the author’s website. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter starts with a way to learn about how well a team is doing through research, then summarizes relevant theory and provides three ideas for intervention. Through the author’s unique approach, this book helps readers understand the basic processes involved in assessing and evaluating teams, finding measurement tools to use for assessment, and equipping themselves with a toolbox of interventions that they might use to help groups and teams perform better. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSample topics covered in \u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInputs necessary to understand what teams bring to the system prior to working together, such as how the members, system, and team tasks affects teamwork\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeam outputs, such as performance, productivity, and member satisfaction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to collect data through observation, interviews, focus groups, and surveys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteps to conduct a culture and inclusion assessment and identify artifacts, espoused values, enacted values, and assumptions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe goal of synergy and the reality of most teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroup Dynamics and Team Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential learning resource for academics and practitioners who want to understand and then improve the teams with which they work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy M. Franz, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Psychology at St. John Fisher College and an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist with extensive experience in both academic leadership and organizational consulting. He has served as Chair of the Psychology Department and as Program Director and Chair of the Organizational Learning and Human Resource Development Department. Through Franz Consulting, he works directly with organizations to assess team dynamics and implement performance-improving interventions, bringing practical expertise that bridges research and real-world application. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119810292\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45414541852812,"sku":"9781119810292","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119810292_04e233fe-0db9-49b2-821a-8352c037cba0.jpg?v=1780181578","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119810292","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}