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Author McClure, Bud A

Title Putting a new spin on groups : the science of chaos / Bud A. McClure
Edition 2nd ed
Published Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : illustrations
Contents Preface; 1 Self-Organization and Chaos: Driving in Turkey; 2 A Pot of Stew?; 3 Chaos and Transformation; 4 Chaos and Transformation in the Social Sciences; 5 Group Stage Model: The Arc; 6 Chaos and Self-Organization in Groups; 7 Group Leadership: Working With Chaos; 8 Women in Authority; 9 Group Leadership: The Descent; 10 Group Leadership: The Ascent; 11 Group Metaphors; 12 Regressive Groups; 13 Generative and Transpersonal Groups; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary This book challenges orthodoxy and static ideas about small group dynamics. A primary goal is to offer an alternative model of group development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-264) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Social groups.
Social interaction.
Leadership.
Chaotic behavior in systems.
Leadership
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Negotiating.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Interpersonal Relations.
Chaotic behavior in systems
Leadership
Social groups
Social interaction
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004053298
ISBN 1410611930
9781410611932
9780805848731
0805848738
9780805848748
0805848746