STEPHEN PROCTER is Reader in Organisational Analysis in the Department of Management, University of St Andrews.FRANK MUELLER is Reader in Organisation Studies and International Business at the University of Leicester.

'The best book on team work so far. Well structured.' - Uma Kanagaratnam, University of East London 'This is an excellent book which helps review current research and theory. It is a useful antidote to the more prescriptive view of teamworking.' - Fiona Wilson, Glasgow University '[A]n extremely good, current text...include[s] several excellent...studies.' - John Ramsay, Staffordshire University 'This is an excellent book, meeting a definite need in the market...I strongly recommend it to anyone specialising in this area.' - P.A. Lord, Thames Valley University Business School

• PART ONE: TEAMWORKING: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL ISSUESTeamworking: Concepts, Issues and Problems; S.Procter & F.MuellerAn Eager and Enduring Embrace: the Ongoing Rediscovery of a Management Idea; D.BuchananWhat's in a Team? Defining and Contextual Factors in Comparing Teams; J.Benders & G.van HootegemTeamworking and Employee Involvement: Technology, Evaluation and Context; M.MarchingtonPART TWO: MANAGING TEAMS: STRUCTURES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESManagerial Perceptions of Employee Roles and Responsibilities in Contemporary Manufacturing; R.Delbridge, J.Lowe, & N.OliverRoles and Responsibilities of Team Leaders in the Australian Automotive Industry; B.Park & R.HarrisThe Differential Impact of Teamworking within the Same Company; C.Sprigg, P.Jackson & S.ParkerPotholes, Subsidence and Shifting Horizons on the Road to Teamworking: the Case of a Steel-Making Company; A.Whybrow & S.ParkerTeam Leaders Riding the Cycle; T.Watson & J.RosboroughPART THREE: WORKING IN TEAMS: THE EXPERIENCE OF EMPLOYEESTeamworking and Industrial Relations in the UK Steel Industry; N.Bacon & P.BlytonThe Question of Teamwork in the Royal Mail: Beyond Negotiation?; M.M.Lucio, S.Jenkins & M.NoonThe Meaning and Experience of Teamworking for Employees in an Automobile Company; D.McCabe & D.KnightsSelling Teams to the Sales Force; C.Lloyd & H.NewellIn Search of `Perfect People': Teamwork and Team Players in the Scottish Spirits Industry; A.Marks, P.Thompson, T.Findlay, J.Hine & A.McKinlay.

STEPHEN PROCTER is Reader in Organisational Analysis in the Department of Management, University of St Andrews.FRANK MUELLER is Reader in Organisation Studies and International Business at the University of Leicester.

'The best book on team work so far. Well structured.' - Uma Kanagaratnam, University of East London 'This is an excellent book which helps review current research and theory. It is a useful antidote to the more prescriptive view of teamworking.' - Fiona Wilson, Glasgow University '[A]n extremely good, current text...include[s] several excellent...studies.' - John Ramsay, Staffordshire University 'This is an excellent book, meeting a definite need in the market...I strongly recommend it to anyone specialising in this area.' - P.A. Lord, Thames Valley University Business School

• PART ONE: TEAMWORKING: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL ISSUESTeamworking: Concepts, Issues and Problems; S.Procter & F.MuellerAn Eager and Enduring Embrace: the Ongoing Rediscovery of a Management Idea; D.BuchananWhat's in a Team? Defining and Contextual Factors in Comparing Teams; J.Benders & G.van HootegemTeamworking and Employee Involvement: Technology, Evaluation and Context; M.MarchingtonPART TWO: MANAGING TEAMS: STRUCTURES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESManagerial Perceptions of Employee Roles and Responsibilities in Contemporary Manufacturing; R.Delbridge, J.Lowe, & N.OliverRoles and Responsibilities of Team Leaders in the Australian Automotive Industry; B.Park & R.HarrisThe Differential Impact of Teamworking within the Same Company; C.Sprigg, P.Jackson & S.ParkerPotholes, Subsidence and Shifting Horizons on the Road to Teamworking: the Case of a Steel-Making Company; A.Whybrow & S.ParkerTeam Leaders Riding the Cycle; T.Watson & J.RosboroughPART THREE: WORKING IN TEAMS: THE EXPERIENCE OF EMPLOYEESTeamworking and Industrial Relations in the UK Steel Industry; N.Bacon & P.BlytonThe Question of Teamwork in the Royal Mail: Beyond Negotiation?; M.M.Lucio, S.Jenkins & M.NoonThe Meaning and Experience of Teamworking for Employees in an Automobile Company; D.McCabe & D.KnightsSelling Teams to the Sales Force; C.Lloyd & H.NewellIn Search of `Perfect People': Teamwork and Team Players in the Scottish Spirits Industry; A.Marks, P.Thompson, T.Findlay, J.Hine & A.McKinlay.

STEPHEN PROCTER is Reader in Organisational Analysis in the Department of Management, University of St Andrews.FRANK MUELLER is Reader in Organisation Studies and International Business at the University of Leicester.

'The best book on team work so far. Well structured.' - Uma Kanagaratnam, University of East London 'This is an excellent book which helps review current research and theory. It is a useful antidote to the more prescriptive view of teamworking.' - Fiona Wilson, Glasgow University '[A]n extremely good, current text...include[s] several excellent...studies.' - John Ramsay, Staffordshire University 'This is an excellent book, meeting a definite need in the market...I strongly recommend it to anyone specialising in this area.' - P.A. Lord, Thames Valley University Business School

• PART ONE: TEAMWORKING: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL ISSUESTeamworking: Concepts, Issues and Problems; S.Procter & F.MuellerAn Eager and Enduring Embrace: the Ongoing Rediscovery of a Management Idea; D.BuchananWhat's in a Team? Defining and Contextual Factors in Comparing Teams; J.Benders & G.van HootegemTeamworking and Employee Involvement: Technology, Evaluation and Context; M.MarchingtonPART TWO: MANAGING TEAMS: STRUCTURES, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESManagerial Perceptions of Employee Roles and Responsibilities in Contemporary Manufacturing; R.Delbridge, J.Lowe, & N.OliverRoles and Responsibilities of Team Leaders in the Australian Automotive Industry; B.Park & R.HarrisThe Differential Impact of Teamworking within the Same Company; C.Sprigg, P.Jackson & S.ParkerPotholes, Subsidence and Shifting Horizons on the Road to Teamworking: the Case of a Steel-Making Company; A.Whybrow & S.ParkerTeam Leaders Riding the Cycle; T.Watson & J.RosboroughPART THREE: WORKING IN TEAMS: THE EXPERIENCE OF EMPLOYEESTeamworking and Industrial Relations in the UK Steel Industry; N.Bacon & P.BlytonThe Question of Teamwork in the Royal Mail: Beyond Negotiation?; M.M.Lucio, S.Jenkins & M.NoonThe Meaning and Experience of Teamworking for Employees in an Automobile Company; D.McCabe & D.KnightsSelling Teams to the Sales Force; C.Lloyd & H.NewellIn Search of `Perfect People': Teamwork and Team Players in the Scottish Spirits Industry; A.Marks, P.Thompson, T.Findlay, J.Hine & A.McKinlay.