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Intangibles : unlocking the science and soul of team chemistry / Joan Ryan.
Van Pelt Library GV867.64 .R93 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Joan, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--Social aspects--United States.
- Baseball.
- Baseball--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Sports--Social aspects--United States.
- Sports.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Sports--Psychological aspects.
- Teams in the workplace.
- Organizational behavior.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Performance.
- Sports teams.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little Brown & Company, 2020.
- Summary:
- Does team chemistry actually exist? Is there scientific or mathematical proof? Is team chemistry as real and relevant as on-base percentages and wins above replacement? Team chemistry alone won't win a World Series, but talent alone won't win it, either. And by interviewing more than 100 players, coaches, managers, and statisticians, as well as over five years of extensive research in neuroscience, biology, physiology, and psychology, the author proves that the social and emotional state of a team does affect performance. Grit, passion, selflessness, and effort matter -- but never underestimate the power of chemistry.
- Contents:
- You complete me
- The arrowleaf
- Super-carriers, or the curious case of Jonny Gomes
- Super-disruptors, or the curiouser case of Barry Bonds
- The seven archetypes
- Just us
- Humm-baby, Kruke, and the pygmalion effect
- Synthesis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780316434935
- 0316434930
- OCLC:
- 1152988221
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