John Ballard Ph. D.

Decoding the Workplace (eBook, PDF)

50 Keys to Understanding People in Organizations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This highly readable career development book reveals dynamic aspects of the workplace that are hidden to many, ignored by others-factors that can make or break careers.

There are many key questions about work that most individuals never consider. How can workplace norms affect our careers in powerful ways? How do sex-role stereotypes impact our behaviors? When are "teams" not teams? How does organizational culture profoundly affect your workplace? What questions should you ask yourself about your boss? What factors most affect job satisfaction and success?

Decoding the Workplace: 50 Keys to Understanding People in Organizations is a must-read for anyone wanting to better understand the workplace and become more effective and successful. Written by a former management consultant to the U.S. Air Force and a professor and organizational behavior scholar, this definitive work explains many of the dynamics at play in our organizations. Beyond being informative, insightful, and beneficial to any employee, regardless of job status or experience, it is highly readable, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440838279
• Artikelnr.: 68184048

Autorenporträt

John Ballard, PhD, is emeritus professor of management at Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part I: First Thoughts Chapter One Using Keys to Decode the
Workplace Chapter Two Systems: Everything Is Connected Part II: Individual
Differences Chapter Three Perception: Don't Assume That Others See the
Workplace as You Do Chapter Four Motivation: It's Not All about Money Part
III: Groups Chapter Five Norms: Beware the Unwritten Rules of the Workplace
Chapter Six Roles: There Is More to a Job Than the Job Description Chapter
Seven Organizational Socialization: New Employees Act Differently Than
Current Employees Part IV: Organization Chapter Eight Groups, Teams, and
Organization Structure: When Your Team Should Not Be a Team Chapter Nine
Organizational Culture: As Fish Are to Water, People Are to Culture-Unaware
Part V: Influence Chapter Ten Leaders and Managers: Followers Make Leaders
Chapter Eleven Power and Influence: Do Favors, Be an Expert, and Understand
Perceptions Chapter Twelve More about Power and Influence: Choose
Activities Carefully and Build 360-Degree Relationships Part VI: Outcomes
Chapter Thirteen Job Satisfaction, Conflict, and Stress: What's Good,
What's Not, What's Hidden Chapter Fourteen Meaning: What Is Important to Me
Might Not Be Important to You-Making Sense of Our Lives and the Workplace
Decoding the Workplace: Concluding Thoughts Acknowledgments Notes Index