There has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation or military. This book presents an overview of the state of the art research on team effectiveness.

Section I: Setting the Stage -- Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: An Overview -- Building Bridges to Improve Theory and Research on Small Groups -- The Wisdom of Collectives in Organizations: An Update of the Teamwork Competencies -- Section II: Cross-Disciplinary -- Team Leadership and Team Effectiveness-- Developing Adaptive Teams: A Theory of Dynamic Team Leadership -- An Ecological Perspective on Team Cognition.