Analysis of Social Interaction Systems SYMLOG Research and Applications

by Hare, A. Paul; Sjøvold, Endre; Baker, Herbert G.; Powers, Joseph P.; Koenigs, Robert J.; Hare, A Paul; Beck, Dieter; Fisch, Rudolf; Sugai, Sakae; Hogan, Daniel B.; Kajikawa, Tatsuya; Murata, Noriyuki; Hanamura, Tamami; Ronaldson, Geoffrey K.; Dylag, Anna;

• ISBN13: 9780761829393
• ISBN10: 0761829393
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-16
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Inspired by the research and theory of Robert Freed Bales (Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University), this collection of research and applications using SYMLOG, a system for the multi-level observation of groups, provides the most recent examples of analyzing aspects of social interaction systems.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Robert J. Koenigs	ix
Preface	xiii
1 Analysis of Social Interaction Systems	1	(14)
A. Paul Hare
PART I SOCIAL INTERACTION SYSTEMS THEORY IN RELATION TO OTHER THEORETICAL MODELS
Introduction Endre Sjøvold	15	(118)
2 Dynamics of Group Role Diversity in Work Teams: Belbin's Team Role Approach	17	(18)
Dieter Beck and Rudolf Fisch
3 Bion's Theory on Group Emotionality	35	(22)
Endre Sjøvold
4 Dilemma Theory	57	(11)
Sakae Sugai
5 Leadership: Toward an Integration of Classical and Current Theories	68	(65)
Daniel B. Hogan
PART II INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction Herbert G. Baker	133	(49)
6 Teamwork Application in Japan	137	(9)
Tatsuya Kajikawa, Noriyuki Murata, and Tamami Hanamura
7 Diversity in the Rainbow Nation of South Africa	146	(10)
Geoffrey K. Ronaldson
8 First Application in Poland	156	(16)
Anna Dylag
9 Value Orientations toward Teamwork Effectiveness: A Thai Norm	172	(10)
Herbert G. Baker and Nattaphan Kecharananta
10 Predicting Executive Development for Korean Managers	182	(6)
Jae H. Park
11 Group Polarization in U.S., Korea, and Norway	188	(23)
Endre Sjøvold
12 Value Orientations of Mexican Managers and Entrepreneurs toward Teamwork Effectiveness	211	(18)
Herbert G. Baker and Elvia M. Berry
PART III APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION SYSTEMS THEORY
Some Personal Reflections and an Introduction	229	(4)
Joseph P. Powers
13 Social Relations Evaluation and Treatment: Cognitive Feedback for Families, Couples, Groups, and Individuals	233	(7)
Joseph P. Powers
14 Post-War Adaptation and Value Patterns among Generations of Families of Holocaust Survivors	240	(20)
Julia Chaitin
15 Application to Social Work	260	(13)
Saul S. Kutner and Ruth D. Kirsch
16 Role Repertoires of Members in an Effective Small Group: A Simulation	273	(26)
Sharon E. Hare and A. Paul Hare
17 Teaching Prayer Modalities	299	(29)
Christopher Rupert
18 Social Policy Analysis	328	(27)
David L. Ford and George L. Whaley
19 Integrating Work Values into the Mix for Assessment Centers	355	(24)
Herbert G. Baker and Robert J. Koenigs
PART IV METHODOLOGY
Introduction
A. Paul Hare	379	(2)
20 Individual and Organizational Values: A Comparative Structural Analysis of German and American Samples	381	(17)
Sabine Krolak-Schwerdt and Johann F. Schneider
21 The Ideal (Wish) Image as a Key to Social Perception	398	(4)
A. Paul Hare, Sharon E. Hare, and Herbert H. Blumberg
22 Short Forms, Reliability, and the Relationship between Wish and Reject Images for SYMLOG Ratings	402	(14)
A. Paul Hare and Sharon E. Hare
23 Ratings of Group Members and Other Concepts: Item-to-Scale Correlations and Polley's Variations	416	(18)
A. Paul Hare, Herbert H. Blumberg, and Sharon E. Hare
24 Cross-Cultural Translation of Individual and Organizational Values	434	(29)
Sharon E. Hare
25 Reliability of Value, Trait, and Behavior Forms	463	(19)
Herbert H. Blumberg and A. Paul Hare
26 Reliability and Validity	482	(23)
Robert J. Koenigs
Annotated Bibliography	505	(22)
Author Index	527	(5)
Subject Index	532