Positive Project Management Teams

Joanne Lyubovnikova () and Michael A. West ()
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Joanne Lyubovnikova: Aston University
Michael A. West: Lancaster University Management School and The King’s Fund

Chapter 9 in Applied Psychology for Project Managers, 2015, pp 149-159 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Teams are fast becoming the normal organizing principle across the world. A project team is a particular type of work group that is typically short-lived, assigned a specific task which tends to be ill-defined and non-routine, and comprised of team members with a diverse array of skills, expertise, and experience. Although researchers have developed numerous concepts for developing effective teamwork, project teams require special attention in response to these unique characteristics. So how can organizations enable the effectiveness of their project management teams? In this chapter, we approach this problem by drawing upon principles of positive psychology to understand how to best develop and facilitate effective project management teams, based on eight key team processes.

Keywords: Team Member; Project Team; Positive Psychology; Emotional Contagion; Team Effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44214-2_9

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