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Publications

Booklets

For workshops, classes, individual introduction to SYMLOG

Hints for Building Teamwork

Guide for teams and leaders to improve group dynamics.

$15

Available in: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish

Images that Guide Leadership

Discussion of key personal concepts motivating effective leadership.

$15

Available in: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, French, Polish, Swedish

Inside Joe's Group

Easy-to-read case: a manager and his team, problems and solutions

$15

Available in: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish

Overview of the SYMLOG System

Main elements of the theory as portrayed in SYMLOG graphic displays

$15

Available in: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish

SYMLOG Reliability and Validity

A summary of research associated with SYMLOG reliability and validity

$15

Available in: American English, Brazilian Portuguese

Textbooks

Theory, case studies, research

Social Interaction Systems: Theory And Measurement

by Robert F. Bales

The culmination of over a half century of work in the field of social psychology

Personality and Interpersonal Behavior

by Robert F. Bales

Bales's seminal 1970 volume, available as a reprint

$35

Analysis of Social Interaction Systems

Edited by A. Paul Hare, et al

Represents the efforts of over 24 senior authors from many countries on a wide range of topics

$55.00 (softcover)

SYMLOG: A System for the Multiple Level Observation of Groups

by Robert F. Bales & Stephen P. Cohen

The SYMLOG Bible: nuances of the field theory, analysis of personality types, system of measurement

SYMLOG Field Theory: Organizational Consultation, Value Differences, Personality and Social Perception

by Sharon E. Hare & A. Paul Hare

Collection: first-hand accounts by SYMLOG Consultants; research in social psychology, cross-cultural comparisons, diversity

The SYMLOG Practitioner: Applications of Small Group Research

by Richard B. Polley, A. Paul Hare, & Philip J. Stone

Collection: studies of managerial effectiveness to training applications, and content analysis of prayer

Miscellaneous

Theory

An Interview with Robert F. Bales (DVD)

Edited by SYMLOG Consulting Group

Extensive and wide-ranging interview conducted with Dr. Bales

$65

 

Sorting Perspectives (card set)

Value statements, for exercises in exploring attributions, conflict, collaboration

$15