Groups at Work: Theory and Research. (Other Reviews). (book review)

Marlene E. Turner, ed. Mahwah, NJ: LEA, 2001. 552 pp. $9.95, paper.

Edited volumes in the social sciences often suffer from two interrelated problems: lack of thematic coherence and lapses of quality control. These weaknesses, we are tempted to say, can be explained by invoking some fundamental concepts from the old group-dynamics literature. On the one hand, editors are often loath to reject chapters or to demand extensive revisions from authors, especially authors high in the academic status hierarchy, who feel that they have done the editors a favor by contributing t