Organizational Behavior

Monographs in Organizational Behavior & Industrial RelationsBook InformationISBN 9780892325542Author David D. Van FleetFormat HardbackPage Count 346Imprint JAI Press Inc.Publisher Emerald Publishing LimitedWeight(grams) 661g

This volume covers such topics as psychological ownership in organizations, employee perceptions of fairness when human resource systems change, a culture-based perspective of organization development implementation, and mapping the progress of change...

"Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical, review, and empirically-based papers on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of 'group processes' consistent with prevailing ones in the social psychological literature. In...

The "Research in Organizational Change and Development" series is an outlet for cutting edge conceptual and empirical scholarly contributions that have the capacity to shape research and practice. The field of organizational change and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955970757Author Nigel BristowFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Cambridge Strategy Publications LtdPublisher Cambridge Strategy Publications...

Create a more flexible, responsive, and competitive business A Publication of The Center for Effective Organizations Picking up where the successful Organizing for the Future left off, this work from the Center for Effective Organizations presents a...

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of self-help organizations, which in the United States alone involve over seven million people, from small local groups to major national organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous. The focus is on three...

This is a book about the past, present and future of personality at work. It begins by introducing the principal concepts of current personality theory. A concerted effort is made to communicate the sense of coherence that exists among the components of...

This work presents a case study of the leadership philosophy and day to day operations of an award-winning social service organization that targets youth and their families while successfully using person-centred strategies as the management model. The...

Organizational behavior theorists as well as compensation theorists agree that an understanding of the subjective pay fairness perceptions of employees is essential, but the fragmentation of recent research on the subject has made the topic difficult to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980936827Author Aaron SollyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Engage Coaching GroupPublisher Engage Coaching GroupWeight(grams) 549g

"Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical, review, and empirically-based papers on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of 'group processes' consistent with prevailing ones in the social psychological literature. In...

Despite our national preoccupation with achievement, little attention seems to be paid to the pursuit of excellence on an individual basis. For while it's easy to talk about the collective excellence of an organization, Seth Allcorn argues, no one really...

Technology-based firms continue to compete primarily on innovation, and are continuously required to present new solutions to an exacting market. As technological complexity and specialization intensifies, firms increasingly need to integrate and...

The changing demography of the workforce presents challenges and opportunities to individuals and to the organizations of which they are a part. This volume examines how diversity in organizations affords benefits such as a broader talent pool, but at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369370143Author Dee HockFormat PaperbackPage Count 612Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 762g

Originally published in 1981, this book examines the ways in which social groups interact in the making of a common food in American society: iceberg lettuce. The major questions posed by the research, however, extend beyond the features of one...

At its heart this book is about innovation and the innovation process. On the way, it considers aesthetics, design, creativity and the creative industries, and a number of other similar topics. Much of the existing economic literature on innovation has...

What is the purpose of social science and management research? Do scholars/researchers have a responsibility to generate insights and knowledge that are of practical (implementable) value and validity? We are told we live in turbulent and changing times,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646984803Author Duncan SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Adc AssociatesPublisher Adc AssociatesWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955008139Author Gerard FairtloughFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Triarchy PressPublisher Triarchy Press

Process, Sensemaking, and Organizing is the first in a series of volumes which explore perspectives on process theories, an emerging approach to the study of organizations that focuses on (understanding) activities, interactions, and change as essential...

What is wrong with bureaucracy? What does the post-bureaucratic organization offer in the way of improvement? These and other such questions are addressed in this volume which critically examines the implications of the transformation of organizations...

Gareth Morgan believes that examining organizations and management should be interesting, creative, practical, challenging and directly relevant to the needs of both the organization and the researcher. In an ingenious selection of organizational...

Team-working, partnership, quality circles, works councils, industrial democracy, empowerment - are they distinct and innovative arrangements or is it a case of new wine in old bottles? In the post war period we have seen numerous forms of organizational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369305268Author Eric ChesterFormat PaperbackPage Count 494Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 156g

The performance of public services is now more closely scrutinised than ever before. Every teacher, doctor, social worker or probation officer knows that behind them stands a restless army of overseers, equipped with a panoply of league tables, star...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994235336Author Nina SundayFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Ninasunday.comPublisher Ninasunday.comWeight(grams) 340g

The 'institutional' approach to organizational research has shown how enduring features of social life - such as marriage and bureaucracy - act as mechanisms of social control. Such approaches have traditionally focused attention on the relationships...

Over the past 30 years, many social psychologists have been critical of the practice of using incentive systems in business, education, and other applied settings. The concern is that money, high grades, prizes, and even praise may be effective in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369322944Author Tojo ThatchenkeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 630g

Refreshing and accessible, this new text guides student and practitioner alike through the maze of approaches to the way in which people interact in organizational life. By building their text around six topics central to those who manage in...

Written specifically to meet the needs of students, this engaging book interweaves a fascinating case story with more general analysis to offer an ideal introduction to the processes and issues of managing organizational innovation and change. The story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369307552Author Peter BlockFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 694g

Are leaders born or made? Does each society get the leaders it deserves? How-and why-is leadership 'rhetoric' different from leadership in reality? l l Leadership is one of the most talked about yet least understood concepts in current business and...

Technology-based firms continue to compete primarily on innovation, and one continuously required to present new solutions to an exacting market. As technological complexity and specialization intensifies, firms increasingly need to integrate and...

Challenging the common belief that conflict in groups and organizations should be prevented or resolved to maintain or enhance performance, Using Conflict in Organizations offers an alternative perspective by presenting the increasing knowledge on how...

Complementing other books published in the field of strategic management, Leadership emphasizes the differences in leadership requirements at multiple levels in an organization - a difference that is not just one of degree but also one of quantity. Hunt...

`This book is a must for scholars and practitioners interested in managing work teams in organizations.... Yeatts and Hyten have written an excellent reference work. The book synthesizes a wealth of prior research into a testable model of Self-Managed...

The Quality Movement and Organization Theory is the first comprehensive study of quality management to be linked with the principles of organizational behaviour and analysis. The contributors are at the forefront of assessing new quality approaches, how...