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This Book Examines An Emerging Organizational Form Called The Multi-team System (mts). This Type Of Aggregation Is Being Increasingly Adopted By Organizations And Agencies That Need To Respond To Complex Strategic Problems. There Has Been Increasing Interest In Mtss Over The Last Decade To The Point Where There Is Now A Need To (a) Describe These Organizational Forms More Fully, (b) Build Conceptual Frames That Can Guide Research, And (c) Begin Developing Tools To Improve The Study Of Mtss. The Purpose Of This Book Is To Respond To These Needs. The Book Contains A Series Of Chapters That Expand Prior Conceptual Frames Of Mtss, Defining In More Detail The Compositional And Linkage Attributes That Characterize Such Units. The Book Also Explores How Such Systems Emerge And Develop, As Well As The Methods For Studying Mtss. The Intent Of The Book Is To Establish And Nurture A Strong Conceptual And Methodological Foundation That Can Guide Research And Practice With Mtss. Because The Notion Of Mtss Cuts Across Multiple Domains, This Book Will Interest Scholars In Industrial/organizational Psychology, Organizational Science, Management And Organizational Theory, Human Factors, Sociology, Organization Communications, And Public Administration--provided By Publisher. 1 Multiteam Systems: An Introduction Stephen J. Zaccaro George Mason University Michelle A. Marks George Mason University Leslie A. Dechurch University Of Central Florida Over The Last 2 Decades, The Operating Work Environment Has Become Exceedingly More Challenging And Complex (ilgen & Pulakos, 1999). To Wit, Communication And Information Technology Has Grown Exponentially, Increasing The Pace, Scope, And Scale Of Work (hesketh & Neal, 1999). Such Technology Has Also Increased The Globalism And Geographic Dislocation Of Organizational Work (ireland & Hitt, 1999). Because Of The Global Reach Of Today's Business, And The Increasing Immediacy Afforded By Current Technology, Strategic Issues, Problems, And Implications Have Greater Interconnectivity Across Organizational Boundaries. Traditional Organizational Forms Have Been Typically Insufficient To Respond Effectively To Such Changes. Accordingly, A Number Of Different Organizational Forms That Complement More Conventional Structures Have Emerged, Including Matrix And Virtual Organizations, As Well As Cross-functioning And Ad Hoc Project Teams--provided By Publisher. Part I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Multiteam Systems: An Introduction / Stephen J. Zaccaro, Michelle A. Marks, And Leslie A. Dechurch -- Ch. 2. Product Launch And Strategic Alliance Mtss / Michelle A. Marks And Dave Luvison -- Ch. 3. Multiteam Systems In The Public Sector / Gerald F. Goodwin, Peter J.m.d. Essens, And David Smith -- Part Ii. Compositional Attributes -- Ch. 4. Motivation In Multiteam Systems / Ruth Kanfer And Matthew Kerry -- Ch. 5. Social Identity Issues In Multiteam Systems: Considerations For Future Research / Stacey L. Connaughton, Elizabeth A. Williams, And Marissa L. Shuffler -- Ch. 6. Multiteam Mebership In Relation To Multiteam Systems / Michael Boywer O'leary, Anita Williams Woolley, And Mark Mortensen -- Ch. 7. Communication, Collaboration, And Identification As Facilitators And Constraints Of Multiteam Systems / Joann Keyton, Debra J. Ford, And Faye L. Smith -- Part Iii. Linkages -- Ch. 8. Conceptualizing The Multiteam System As An Ecosystem Of Networked Groups / Marshall Scott Poole And Noshir Contractor -- Ch. 9. Cognitive Similarity Configurations In Multiteam Systems / Joan R. Rentsch And Melissa J. Staniewicz -- Ch. 10. Leadership Forms And Functions In Multiteam Systems / Stephen J. Zaccaro And Leslie A. Dechurch -- Ch. 11. Conflict In Multiteam Situations / Verlin B. Hinsz And Kevin R. Betts -- Ch. 12. Boundary Spanning In The Domain Of Multiteam Systems / Robert B. Davison And John R. Hollenbeck -- Part Iv. Development -- Ch. 13. Adaptation In Multiteam Systems: The Role Of Temporal Semistructures / Sjir Uitdewilligen And Mary J. Waller -- Ch. 14. The Emergence Of Temporal Coordination Within Multiteam Systems / Rhetta L. Standifer -- Part V. Methods And Conclusion -- Ch. 15. Research Methodology For Studying Dynamic Multitieam Systems: Application Of Comlexity Science / Juliet R. Aiken And Paul J. Hanges -- Ch. 16. Complex Systems Methods For Studying Multiteam Systems / Corinne A. Coen And Andrew Schnackenberg -- Ch. 17. Multiteam System (mts) Research In Laboratory Settings: A Look At The Technical And Practical Challenges / Christian J. Resick, C. Shawn Burke, And Daniel Doty -- Ch. 18. Reflections On The Evolution Of The Multiteam Systems Concept And A Look To The Future / John E. Mathieu. Edited By Stephen J. Zaccaro, Michelle A. Marks, Leslie A. Dechurch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.