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Paradoxes of group life : understanding conflict, paralysis, and movement in group dynamics / Kenwyn K. Smith, David N. Berg, in full collaboration.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Kenwyn K.
- Series:
- Jossey-Bass business & management series
- The Jossey-Bass business & management series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social groups.
- Paradox.
- Physical Description:
- xliv, 281 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, 1997.
- Summary:
- A revolutionary approach to understanding and overcoming the problems that paralyze groups.
- In this groundbreaking classic, Kenwyn Smith and David Berg offer a different way of thinking about groups. Opening new avenues of inquiry for professors and students of group behavior, as well as proposing many innovative ideas that will prove valuable to consultants, trainers, therapists, and others who work with groups on a regular basis, this book explores the hidden dynamics that can prevent a group from functioning effectively. Smith and Berg show how an apparently paradoxical suggestion -- for examples, inviting a success-oriented group to risk failure, or affirming the benefits of going nowhere to a group focused on moving ahead -- can break action barriers, overcome conflicts, and improve group performance.
- Notes:
- Originally published: 1987.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 078793948X
- OCLC:
- 39640014
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