1. Teams: Opportunities and Challenges 2. Designing the Team System 3. Building and Developing the Team 4. Socializing, Building Trust, Training Motivating, and Leading Teams 5. Managing Team Diversity 6. Fostering Effective Communication in Teams 7. Facilitating Team Processes 8. Managing Change in Teams 9. Dealing with Team Problems 10. Evaluating Team Effectiveness 11. The New Teams: Virtual, Global, Connected, and Self-Managing 12. Designing and Implementing Team-Based Organizations 13. Teams Summary and Integration

"Creating High Performance Teams is an accessible and thorough new introduction to this key area of business education. Written by teams experts Ray Aldag and Loren Kuzuhara, this book provides students with both a firm grounding in the key concepts of the field and the practical tools to become successful team managers and members. Built on a solid foundation of the most up to date research and theory, chapters are packed with case studies, real-world examples, tasks and discussion questions, while a companion website supports the book with a wealth of useful resources for students, team members, and instructors.Centered around an original model for high performance teams, topics covered include:Building and developing effective teamsManaging diversityEffective communicationTeam processes--meetings, performance managementDealing with change and team problemsCurrent issues--virtual teams, globalizationWith its combined emphasis on principles and application, interwoven with the tools, topics, and teams most relevant today, Creating High Performance Teams is perfectly placed to equip upper-level undergraduate and MBA students with the knowledge and skills necessary to take on teams in any situation"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.