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  • 1.  Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Posted 10-26-2009 15:33
    Dear Colleagues,
    Has anyone had experience implementing Outdoor/experiential/adventure
    training or has references on the efficacy of outdoor team building
    exercises (or the lack of it)? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Olga Clark
    Assistant Professor/ Director,
    Master of Organizational Psychology Program,
    University of Hartford
    Phone: 860.768.4045

    http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/PSYCH/PROGRAMS/org/


  • 2.  Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Posted 10-26-2009 15:39
    Hi Olga,

    Here is a reference that may interest you:


    Williams, S. D., Graham, T. S., & Baker, B. (2003). Evaluating outdoor experiential training for leadership and team building. Journal of Management Development, 22, 45-59.



    Jody




    Jody J. Illies, Ph.D.
    Department of Psychology
    St. Cloud State University
    720 Fourth Avenue South
    St. Cloud, MN 56301
    Phone: 320.308.5772 / Fax: 320.308.3098
    jjillies@stcloudstate.edu


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Olga Clark
    Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:33 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Dear Colleagues,
    Has anyone had experience implementing Outdoor/experiential/adventure
    training or has references on the efficacy of outdoor team building
    exercises (or the lack of it)? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Olga Clark
    Assistant Professor/ Director,
    Master of Organizational Psychology Program,
    University of Hartford
    Phone: 860.768.4045

    http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/PSYCH/PROGRAMS/org/


  • 3.  Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Posted 10-26-2009 16:01
    Olga,

    This semester in my undergraduate Leadership class, I had my students
    complete the outdoor ROPES course in the very first week, as a group.
    It seems to have helped with group cohesion and morale.

    Sanjay

    Sanjay T. Menon, Ph.D., SPHR
    India Studies Super Professor
    Department of Management & Marketing
    Louisiana State University Shreveport
    1 University Place
    Shreveport, LA 71115.
    Tel: (318) 797 5186
    Fax: (318) 797 5127
    e-mail: Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu





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    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
    [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Olga Clark
    Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:33 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Dear Colleagues,
    Has anyone had experience implementing Outdoor/experiential/adventure
    training or has references on the efficacy of outdoor team building
    exercises (or the lack of it)? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Olga Clark
    Assistant Professor/ Director,
    Master of Organizational Psychology Program,
    University of Hartford
    Phone: 860.768.4045

    http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/PSYCH/PROGRAMS/org/


  • 4.  Efficacy of outdoor team building exercises

    Posted 10-27-2009 09:16
    Hi Olga (and whomever else might be interested) -- interesting that this topic should emerge. One of my master's students just finished a thesis on this topic. I'm trying to get permission from my graduate school right now to post a copy of this on my website for folks to download if they're interested. I'll send another message as soon as I figure that issue out.

    - Chris

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    Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Ph.D.
    Industrial-Organizational & Occupational Health Psychology
    O: 423-425-4264
    http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Chris-Cunningham


    On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Olga Clark <OClark@hartford.edu> wrote:
    Dear Colleagues,
    Has anyone had experience implementing Outdoor/experiential/adventure training or has references on the efficacy of outdoor team building exercises (or the lack of it)? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

    Regards,

    Olga Clark
    Assistant Professor/ Director,
    Master of Organizational Psychology Program,
    University of Hartford
    Phone: 860.768.4045

    http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/PSYCH/PROGRAMS/org/