Organizational performance in a nutshell

The information in Organizational Performance in a Nutshell provides a comprehensive framework for understanding questions like why does one organization thrive while another struggles for survival even though both are operating in the same industry, or how can some of the largest global organizatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Wentland, Daniel M. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2009]
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806618750
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-927-9
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 128 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • A glimpse into organizational performance
  • Changing the management-employee paradigm
  • The voyage
  • Perception
  • A deeper plunge into ourselves: the basics of personality
  • Environmental factors that influence "who we are"
  • Attitudes and motivation
  • Do you want to see?
  • Change and decision-making
  • Two approaches to life and management: the right leader
  • The forces influencing group performance
  • Putting employees first and other great building blocks of a great place to work
  • The cultural climate of a nation or society
  • Competitors (industry and firms) and the chance factor
  • Organizational survival or failure
  • The future.