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Based on long-term, in-depth research, this book offers a collection of fourteen outstanding research-based papers. The chapter titles give a thumbnail profile of the book's contents. These are:
* R&D Teams-The Quest for Innovation;
* The ARC Study: Design and Method for Studying R&D Teams and Their Leaders;
* R&D Project Leaders: Roles and Responsibilities;
* Transformational Leaders of Project Teams;
* How Trustworthy is Your Leader? Implications for Leadership, Team Climate, and Outcomes in R&D Teams;
* Leaders Who Learn;
* The Impact of Team Climate on Innovation in R&D Teams;
* Communicating Effectively: Five Factors That Promote Project Team Performance;
* The Effects of Team Size, Tenure, and Turnover on Communication Safety and Team Performance;
* Organizational Supports for Innovative R&D;
* Managing in Tough Times;
* The R&D Customer;
* Terrific Teams and Troubled Teams;
* Organizations, Managers, Customers, Leaders, and Teams.

Throughout the volume there are numerous statistical tables showing key research findings. This is a highly informative collection of well-written contributions, communicating a broad range of research findings and insights.