{"product_id":"psychology-and-management-of-project-teams-9780199861378","title":"Psychology and Management of Project Teams","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): François Chiocchio | E. Kevin Kelloway | Brian Hobbs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industrial \u0026amp; Organizational Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganizations today are increasingly using projects in their daily activities. Projects and project-management principles frame goal attainment in academia and many business sectors, and they even serve as theoretical footing for organizational-change endeavors. However, the ubiquity of project management does not mean that project work, project teams, and the ways organizations use projects are well understood. Moreover, while project-management theory and practice aim at providing structure and control to enable successful project completion, an alarmingly high percentage of projects struggle or fail. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the authors of \u003cem\u003eThe Psychology and Management of Project Teams\u003c\/em\u003e explain, this is in part because projects are still mostly managed as technical systems rather than behavioral systems. Even though project-management researchers have become increasingly interested in factors that may have an impact on project-management effectiveness, their efforts fall short of addressing the \"human factor.\" And, unfortunately, many project-management scholars are largely unaware of the I\/O psychology literature--relying, for example, on outdated models of motivation and team development. On the other side, I\/O psychologists who research groups and teams often ignore the contextual influences--such as business sector, project type, placement in the organizational hierarchy, and project phase and maturity--that have a crucial impact on how a project will unfold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this volume, a cross-disciplinary set of editors will bring together perspectives from leading I\/O psychology and project-management scholars. The volume will include comprehensive coverage of team selection, development, learning, motivation, and communication; conflict management and well-being; leadership; diversity; performance from a multi-level perspective; and career development. In the concluding chapter, a research agenda will provide a roadmap for an integrated approach to the study of project teams.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46507116888215,"sku":"9780199861378","price":15053.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199861378.webp?v=1769198196","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/psychology-and-management-of-project-teams-9780199861378","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}