{"product_id":"high-performing-self-managed-work-teams-dale-e-yeatts-9780761904700","title":"High-Performing Self-Managed Work Teams: A Comparison of Theory to Practice","description":"Since the mid-1970s, pressure from international competition has forced business in the United States to look for better ways to achieve and maintain a competitive position. One popular tool is the self-managed work-team (SMWT). This book provides a thorough examination of SMWT both at the level of theory and at the practical level of when to use work teams to find solutions and how to develop successful teams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy examining the most widely accepted theories of work-team performance, illustrated by 10 case studies from the areas of manufacturing, public service and health care, the authors define: how high-performing self-managed work teams differ from work groups and short-term teams; the problems which compel an organizati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale E. Yeatts, Cloyd Hyten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761904700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761904700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.36w x 0.99d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dale E. Yeatts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980776923391,"sku":"9780761904700","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e220bb1-d3ce-491f-a61b-433bfee1fe57.jpg?v=1722416710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-performing-self-managed-work-teams-dale-e-yeatts-9780761904700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}