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Excerpt from The Management of Ineffective PerformanceWhatever his background, the reader should be cautioned in one re spect. The ideas presented on the following pages have been developed in sequence. The later Chapters, and the performance analyses of Chapter 12 in particular, rely heavily on definitions and concepts covered earlier. Chapter 12 can, for instance, be consulted as a source of detailed informa tion regarding the factors which ...

Bridging the gap between theory and practice in organizational behavior, this book provides a practical guide to real-life applications of the 35 most significant theories in the field. It covers key managerial topics such as goal setting, training and development, assessment, job enrichment, influence processes, decision-making, and others.

Provides a review and analysis of the building-block theories in the macro-organizational behavior field. This book features: boxed summaries of each theory at the beginning of each chapter, two introductory chapters on the scientific method and the development of knowledge, and references.

This is a review and analysis of the building-block theories in the macro-organizational behavior field. Each chapter has the background of the theorist represented, the context in which the theory arose, the initial and subsequent theoretical statements, research on the theory by the theory's author and others and practical applications.

Presenting a comprehensive overview of the development of the field of Organizational Behavior, this book in five parts covers from the foundations of the scientific method, theory development and scientific knowledge to setting forth a vision for the future identity and growth of Organizational Behavior research, theory, and practice.

This is the first and only book dealing with how the new psychological research on the unconscious applies to foundational theories of organizational behavior. It deals with both micro and macro organizational and seeks to show how these theories would benefit from more consideration of unconscious activations.

Excerpt from The Management of Ineffective Performance Whatever his background, the reader should be cautioned in one re spect. The ideas presented on the following pages have been developed in sequence. The later Chapters, and the performance analyses of Chapter 12 in particular, rely heavily on definitions and concepts covered earlier. Chapter 12 can, for instance, be consulted as a source of detailed informa tion regarding the factors whic...

This book shows that general intelligence can be measured by simple vocabulary tests, indicates how intelligence varies, and suggests that out intellectual resources are underutilized.

With the demise of the polygraph following the passage of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, honesty testing has come to be seen as an alternative approach. But it has become the subject of considerable controversy, some legal enactments, a barrage of union opposition, and a great deal of employer interest. Miner and Capps provide an understanding and the tools necessary to help human resource managers make decisions regarding the use of h...

It is a common belief that there is an entrepreneurial personality-that a certain type of person is capable of becoming a successful entrepreneur, while others are not. Research supports this view, and yet there are countless stories of people who have failed in one entrepreneurial venture only to succeed in another, and still others who have achieved initial success, yet failed when their company reached a certain size. John B. Miner, an expe...

Role Motivation Theories is concerned with four types of organisations and what makes them work. The four are not exhaustive of all possible organisational types but they do represent the major forms found in the world today. If we wish to understand organisational functioning in modern society then we need to have substantial insight into these four types of organisations. Drawing upon many years of research, John B. Miner argues that the org...