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: 9780761829409
• ISBN10: 0761829407
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-24
• 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	ix
Robert J. Koenigs
Preface	xiii
Analysis of Social Interaction Systems	1	(16)
A. Paul Hare
PART I SOCIAL INTERACTION SYSTEMS THEORY IN RELATION TO OTHER THEORETICAL MODELS
Introduction	15	(2)
Endre Sjovold
Dynamics of Group Role Diversity in Work Teams: Belbin's Team Role Approach	17	(18)
Dieter Beck
Rudolf Fisch
Bion's Theory on Group Emotionality	35	(22)
Endre Sjovold
Dilemma Theory	57	(11)
Sakae Sugai
Leadership: Toward an Integration of Classical and Current Theories	68	(69)
Daniel B. Hogan
PART II INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction	133	(4)
Herbert G. Baker
Teamwork Application in Japan	137	(9)
Tatsuya Kajikawa
Noriyuki Murata
Tamami Hanamura
Diversity in the Rainbow Nation of South Africa	146	(10)
Geoffrey K. Ronaldson
First Application in Poland	156	(16)
Anna Dylag
Value Orientations toward Teamwork Effectiveness: A Thai Norm	172	(10)
Herbert G. Baker
Nattaphan Kecharananta
Predicting Executive Development for Korean Managers	182	(6)
Jae H. Park
Group Polarization in U.S., Korea, and Norway	188	(23)
Endre Sjovold
Value Orientations of Mexican Managers and Entrepreneurs toward Teamwork Efectiveness	211	(22)
Herbert G. Baker
Elvia M. Berry
PART III APPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION SYSTEMS THEORY
Some Personal Reflections and an Introduction	229	(4)
Joseph P. Powers
Social Relations Evaluation and Treatment: Cognitive Feedback for Families, Couples, Groups, and Individuals	233	(7)
Joseph P. Powers
Post-War Adaptation and Value Patterns among Generations of Families of Holocaust Survivors	240	(20)
Julia Chaitin
Application to Social Work	260	(13)
Saul S. Kutner
Ruth D. Kirsch
Role Repertoires of Members in an Effective Small Group: A Simulation	273	(26)
Sharon E. Hare
A. Paul Hare
Teaching Prayer Modalities	299	(29)
Christopher Rupert
Social Policy Analysis	328	(27)
David L. Ford
George L. Whaley
Integrating Work Values into the Mix for Assessment Centers	355	(26)
Herbert G. Baker
Robert J. Koenigs
PART IV METHODOLOGY
Introduction	379	(2)
A. Paul Hare
Individual and Organizational Values: A Comparative Structural Analysis of German and American Samples	381	(17)
Sabine Krolak-Schwerdt
Johann F. Schneider
The Ideal (Wish) Image as a Key to Social Perception	398	(4)
A. Paul Hare
Sharon E. Hare
Herbert H. Blumberg
Short Forms, Reliability, and the Relationship between Wish and Reject Images for SYMLOG Ratings	402	(14)
A. Paul Hare
Sharon E. Hare
Ratings of Group Members and Other Concepts: Item-to-Scale Correlations and Polley's Variations	416	(18)
A. Paul Hare
Herbert H. Blumberg
Sharon E. Hare
Cross-Cultural Translation of Individual and Organizational Values	434	(29)
Sharon E. Hare
Reliability of Value, Trait, and Behavior Forms	463	(19)
Herbert H. Blumberg
A. Paul Hare
Reliability and Validity	482	(23)
Robert J. Koenigs
Annotated Bibliography	505	(22)
Author Index	527	(5)
Subject Index	532