LibGuides: PSY-6414 v5: Week 3 Resources

Week 3 Required Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the Redshelf link in the Getting Started module.

Levi, D & Askay, D.A. (2021). Group dynamics for teams (6th ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc.

Read Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10: Chapter 7 of Levi's work emphasizes the importance of embracing conflict as a normal part of team activity and a healthy sign of diverse perspectives. Levi provides a research-based model on conflict resolution, outlining five approaches: avoidance, accommodation, confrontation, compromise, and collaboration, which equip team members with tools and skills to resolve differences effectively. In Chapter 8, Levi discusses social influence, highlighting how power dynamics, including status differences, can impact team communication and the importance of empowerment for effective teamwork. Chapter 9 delves into group decision-making processes, emphasizing the advantages of consensus decision-making and the need for problem-solving skills to avoid premature conclusions. Finally, Chapter 10 explores various approaches to leadership, including trait, behavioral, contingency, relational, and functional approaches, with a focus on situational leadership theory, which adapts leadership style based on team readiness level, and the significance of constructive followership for team effectiveness and preventing dysfunctional leadership.

Articles

Conflict Resolution in Team: Analyzing the of Conflicts and Best Skills for Resolution
Adham, T. K. I. (2023). Conflict Resolution in Team: Analyzing the of Conflicts and Best Skills for Resolution. Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology, 8, 152-162.
Through a comprehensive literature review, a range of conflict resolution skills were identified and categorized into distinct domains, providing insights into the diverse array of conflict resolution skills applicable to managing and resolving conflicts within the team.

Week 3 Optional Resources

Leadership Part II
Brown, W., Goltz, J., Funk, L., Powell, M., Weinzweig, A., Cirulli, J., Goldhirsch, B., Johnson, R. L., Bell, S., Kravetz, D., Spitalny, E., Richman, R., & Ruiz, F. (Practitioners). (2015). Leadership part ii [Video]. Sage Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473980778
Business leaders discuss how to empower employees to get the best out of a business. They explain strategies for running meetings and for creating effective communication. Several also stress the importance of delegating tasks to employees.
Group Dynamics: The Elaborated Social Identity Model
Drury, J. (Academic). (2016). Group dynamics: The elaborated social identity model [Video]. Sage Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473973633
Dr. John Drury presents a case study of the St. Paul's poll tax riot of 1980 to demonstrate the Elaborated Social Identity Model, or ESIM. He explains that differing perceptions of the situation by the demonstrators and the police were a contributing factor in the conflict. As the police exercised their power to confront what they perceived as a threat, the protesters were unified in identity and defensive reactions.