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Small Group Research

Part of the Peace Psychology Book Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0025-7

ISBN: 978-1-4614-0024-0

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Oct 4, 2011

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Chapter 1Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict Resolution

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 1 –44

[This chapter attempts to classify the wealth of post-1990 literature, much of it “bridging” the distinctions between theory and application, and also between lab and field studies. Coverage includes not only cooperation, competition, and conflict resolution, but also relevant aspects of...
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Chapter 2Bargaining, Coalitions, and Games: Classified Citations

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 45 –54

[Provides a classified taxonomy of (mainly) laboratory studies of coalitions, bargaining, and games. Among other paradigms, emphasis is given to studies of how winning coalitions are formed, the effects of various bargaining strategies under different conditions, and methods of encouraging...
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Chapter 3Group Dynamics and Social Cognition

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 55 –84

[People’s cognitions or thoughts about a situation underlie many, if not most, of the findings related to group dynamicsgroup dynamics and to conflict resolution. This chapter reviews the main topics in these areas, highlighting the relevance of cognition, categorization, and also potential means...
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Chapter 4The Group and the Organization

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 85 –117

[The social-psychological theories that apply to behavior in small groups also apply to behavior in organizations (certainly in principle), as well as to small networks and large networks, including those devoted to social action or conflict resolution. This is especially true when the persons in...
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Chapter 5Team Performance

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 119 –166

[Functional theory helps one to understand not only organizations in general, including those concerned directly with resolving conflicts, but also teams and their performance. Culture, as a system of shared values, at the top of the cybernetic hierarchy, can play an important part when...
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Chapter 6Intergroup Relations

Blumberg, Herbert; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; Davies, Martin F.

Pages: 167 –201

[Reviews a wealth of literature on intergroup processes, mainly contextualizing and applying phenomena that have been researched for some decades. Topics covered include, among others: cognitive approaches to the consequences of being or perceiving oneself to be a member of a group, including...

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