{"product_id":"small-groups-as-complex-systems-holly-arrow-9780803972292","title":"Small Groups as Complex Systems: Formation, Coordination, Development, and Adaptation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat are groups? How do they behave? Arrow, McGrath, and Berdahl answer these questions by developing a general theory of small groups as complex systems. Basing their theory on concepts distilled from general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory, they explore groups as adaptive, dynamic systems that are driven by interactions among group members as well as between the group and its embedding contexts. In addition, they consider not only the group′s members and their distribution of attributes, but also the group′s tasks and technology in order to understand how those members, tasks, and tools are intertwined, coordinated, and adjusted. Throughout the book, the authors focus our attention on relationships among people, tools, and tasks that are activated by a combination of individual and collective purposes and goals that change and evolve as the group interacts over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holly Arrow, Joseph E. McGrath, Jennifer L. Berdahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803972296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803972292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.24w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 106","brand":"Holly Arrow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059755610367,"sku":"9780803972292","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cedeed9e-ee98-4a43-a36f-0fa51699d366.jpg?v=1685060141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/small-groups-as-complex-systems-holly-arrow-9780803972292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}