Leon Mann

Leadership, Management, and Innovation in R&D Project Teams (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In today's knowledge-driven business environment, research and development teams face particular challenges as their purpose is to discover and/or develop new concepts, products, or processes; the pressure to perform is intense. A year-long study of 58 R&D project teams set out to identify the factors that distinguish the successful teams from the under-performers. The resulting book argues that a substantial part of a team's success is not dependent on the type of work (fundamental research vs. product development), the institutional environment (corporate vs. public), or even provision of resources-but leadership. Successful team leaders employ a transformational style that inspires and motivates team members to perform at their best; they set clear goals and tasks; they establish an environment of mutual trust and respect; and they are skilled politicians who liaise with external stakeholders-including customers, senior managers, service providers, and regulators-to gain essential support. Integrating insights from the fields of technology management, social psychology, and organizational behavior, Leon Mann and his colleagues present recommendations to assist organizations and management in developing strong team leaders and building innovative teams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313053542
• Artikelnr.: 72271881

Autorenporträt

Leon Mann is Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, where he is the Director of the Centre for R&D Leadership. Past President of the Australian Psychological Society and of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, he has taught at Harvard University, the University of Sydney, and Flinders University. The author of more than 30 book chapters and 80 articles, he has written five books, including Decision Making and Developing Leaders in R&D.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: Stories From the Front Line by Leon Mann The ARC
Study: Design and Method for Studying R&D Teams and Their Leaders by Leon
Mann, Paul G. Bain, Andrew Pirola-Merlo and Giles Hirst R&D Project
Leaders: Roles and Responsibilities by Paul G. Bain, Leon Mann, Linsey
Atkins and Jeremy Dunning Transformational Leaders of Project Teams: Who
Are They and What Difference Do They Make? by Leon Mann and Nicole
Gillespie How Trustworthy Is Your Leader? Implications For Leadership, Team
Climate and Outcomes In R&D by Nicole Gillespie and Leon Mann Leaders Who
Learn by Giles Hirst, Leon Mann, Paul G. Bain and Marinella Padula The
Impact of Team Climate On Innovation In R&D Teams by Andrew Pirola-Merlo,
Paul G. Bain and Leon Mann Communicating Effectively: Five Factors That
Promote Project Team Performance by Giles Hirst and Leon Mann The Effects
of Team Size, Tenure and Turnover On Communication Safety and Team
Performance by Giles Hirst, Leon Mann and Marinella Padula Organizational
Supports For Innovative R&D by Andrew Pirola-Merlo and Leon Mann Managing
In Tough Times by Leon Mann, Oscar Hauptman, Robert Marshall, and Jeremy
Dunning The Customer by Marinella Padula and Leon Mann Terrific Teams and
Troubled Teams by Leon Mann Organizations, Managers, Customers, Leaders,
and Teams by Leon Mann About the Editor and Contributors Index