As organisations face up to the challenges of a rapidly changing economic, social and technical environment, the disciplines of project management and teamworking and gaining in prominence. This continuing change in emphasis from individual to team means that project managers will need to increase their awareness of the human aspects of project management and team effectiveness. In dealing with these themes, this new book examines ways to achieve the best possible results by nurturing co-operation whilst recognizing the individual strengths of team members.
Effective Teamworking in the Project Environment - Current Issues The Role of Project Management in our Changing Society Women in Management - Why the Glass Ceiling's not Cracking Structures, Politics, Cultures - Understanding the Gendering of Organisations Teamworking - a Discussion of Issues from the Practitioner's Viewpoint - Workshop Discussions Conclusions and Research Agenda.
Susan Cartwright and Andrew Gale, Editors