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"Search within the book" would have helped.......2006-03-04
As a former colleague of Dr. Gordon's, I used the third and fourth editions of the book. Today I'm working with an executive doctoral student on a work-family question, which Dr. Gordon has published research on in 2000, and hoped to see if there were a few pages devoted to this topic in this book. Unfortunately, now I'm stuck because the publishers have not activated the "Search within the Book" function. How in 2006 can the publishers not have signed up for that function in Amazon? So I'm sure the book is solidly researched, but I guess I won't get to see it for a few weeks, by which time I will have moved on to other topics.
Excessive examples, choppy writing, poor proofreading.......2003-11-23
The book provides useful diagnostic tools and challenging activities and case studies. However, the writing style of the author is poor and very choppy, making it difficult to follow the material. The author uses an excessive amount of real-world examples, but does little justice to covering and explaining the theory and concepts of the subject material.
I purchased a used 7th edition of this text book through Amazon.com. The pervious owner of my book (a student, I assume) noted several errors in the book. For example, in Chapter 3, "The Diverse Workforce:...", page 81, heading "INDIVIDUAL VALUES AND ATTITUDES", subheading "Values", paragraph 2, sentence 1, the published text states:
"Core values are more susceptible to change, and peripheral values are less susceptible (to change)."
However, the sentence in my text book was manually corrected by the previous owner (at the direction of an instructor at another educational institution, I assume) to read:
"Core values are less susceptible to change, and peripheral values are more susceptible (to change)."
When I first read the sentence, I could not agree with what the author had stated. So I did a search on Google.com and verified from other sources that the author had incorrectly stated this premise.
In Chapter 9, Activity 9-5 Behavior Description Questionnaire, page 319, the book provides a table for scoring a 30 statement behavior questionnaire. The activity requires one to select between an A or B statement which is characteristic of their own behavior. However, item number 6 in the scoring table shows two A answers, and item number 7 in the scoring table shows two B answers, making it impossible to obtain an accurate assessment of one's behavior pattern, unless one is able to clearly understand the subject material and correct the scoring table.
These are just a few of the errors noted in the 7th edition of this publication. It appears the author has not adequately proofread the final product.
Reads like a textbook.......2003-09-09
This book is required reading for a Masters level course, which is the only way it will ever get read. In a subject area bulging at the seams with real-life, practical hindsight, this book truely shows the difference between academia and those working stiffs who are just trying to make a living.
I will say one thing however - the teacher made the class enjoyable. I was sitting there in class one evening, enjoying the reparte between student and teacher, when I realized:
"Hey! I'm actually learning something here."
Old style type and graphics, writing doesn't flow........2003-03-04
It's not a book that makes you want to read it, I find myself just skimming through it. The author can barely go a page without mentioning "the dot-com global workplace", I find that very annoying. There are some interesting case studies but she doesn't give any suggested outcomes so the reader is left wondering what is the best course of action.
Wonderful.......2000-05-16
I uses this book on Master degree and is really what I'm waiting. One of the most indicated book for people that is taking Oranizational Behavior.
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boring.......2007-02-11
to me this book is very boring. it is supposedly going to help me in the life of business, but it seems geared more to psychology. my teacher thinks its the greatest book ever, but i think it sucks.
Fast Shipping.......2006-11-10
Million thanks, the item got right on time and in perfect conditions :)
Understanding Basic Human Behavior in the Workplace.......2006-09-26
"Organizational Behavior: An Experiential Approach" has rightfully earned its reputation as a practical applied OD Classic! While traditional primary and secondary education emphasize building mental libraries of `theoretical knowledge,' Osland, Kolb, and Rubin recognize that working professionals learn through applicable experiences that address real-world challenges--thus, `an experiential approach.' I have successfully used lessons from "Organizational Behavior: An Experiential Approach" during consulting engagements in both private and public sectors, in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and in graduate business education. Consistently, through `experiential approaches' as described in "Organizational Behavior", adults learn more useful lessons from their experiences, learn what their lessons mean, learn how to generalize their learning for other applicable situations, AND apply more of their learning when they are back on the job. Experiential learning goes beyond merely increasing knowledge and actually changes individual (and organizational) behavior.
I highly recommend "Organizational Behavior: An Experiential Approach" for everyone working to achieve results through other people--and also for anyone seeking to better understand themselves and how they interact with other people.
Great book!.......2005-11-29
This book is great. I bought it thinking that I'd use it just for my organizational behavior class and I was wrong. The group exercises will definitely come in handy in future group assignments and in the workplace.
Conditionof book.......2005-07-05
the book was in excellent condition as promised. I am quite pleased. this is my first experience with anyone other than books-a-million and barnes and noble. I had to wait a little longer to get the book but I will not use the other retailers ever again.
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Aldag and Kuzuhara combine key management and organizational behavior concepts with intense application of critical managerial tools and techniques. In each chapter, the learner is presented with a short discussion of relevant theory and concepts and then actively participates in the application of these concepts through experiential exercises, self-assessment tools, and case studies. Throughout the text are examples and interviews with practitioners, emphasizing to the learner the importance of the topic at hand. Internet links and activities provide guidance on how to use the Internet as a management tool and to explore management in today's organizations.
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Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishment; marriage, fertility, and the family; and "irrational" behavior.
"Becker's highly regarded work in economics is most notable in the imaginative application of 'the economic approach' to a surprising breadth of human activity. Becker's essays over the years have inevitably inspired a surge of research activity in testimony to the richness of his insights into human activities lying 'outside' the traditionally conceived economic markets. Perhaps no economist in our time has contributed more to expanding the area of interest to economists than Becker, and a number of these thought-provoking essays are collected in this book."—Choice
Gary Becker was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1992.
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Becker's theory of everything.......2006-09-23
This is a book that applies the rationality postulates of neoclassical economics to social sciences other than economics, especially sociology. The neoclassical maximizing postulates for economic rationality are (1) consumers seek to maximize their utility and (2) producers seek to maximize their profit.
In his "Introduction" Becker says firstly that the heart of his argument is that human behavior is not compartmentalized, sometimes based on maximizing, sometimes not, sometimes motivated by stable preferences, sometimes by volatile ones, sometimes resulting in an optimum accumulation of information, sometimes not. And he then says in the second sentence that all human behaviors can be viewed as involving participants who maximize their utility from a stable set of preferences and accumulate an optimum amount of information and other inputs in a variety of markets. (p. 14.)
Becker's phrase "viewed as" in the second sentence together with this book's title suggest that he is not imputing the economist's utility-maximizing psychology to the participants, but rather is merely proposing an analytical "approach" to be taken by the social scientist. But the first sentence together with most of his book clearly suggests he is describing the actual decision-making of the participants. Becker exploits the ambiguity.
For example he references Nobel laureate Milton Friedman's "Methodology of Positive Economics" (1952), reprinted in his Essays in Positive Economics (1953), and also Robert Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure (1968) saying that his economic approach does not assume that decision units are necessarily conscious of their efforts to maximize or can verbalize or otherwise describe in an informative way reasons for their systematic patterns in their behavior. Thus he claims that his thesis is consistent with the subconscious in modern psychology and with the distinction between manifest and latent behavior in sociology. (p. 7.)
In his paper "Methodology of Positive Economics" Friedman defends the rationality postulates by recognizing that while businessmen do not actually calculate marginal cost or marginal revenues, they must act as if they do, or they will not stay in business. Thus in Friedman's paper rationality is a condition to which outcomes must comply regardless of the participant's psychology. But Becker proposes subconscious rationality, which the reader is left to ponder, which is the approach/psychology ambiguity enabled by his identifying "rationality" with "functionality." He also claims that rational-choice theory is consistent with Robert Merton's distinction between manifest and latent functions, whereas in fact it is the negation of it.
Becker's ambiguity would be eliminated, if at the outset "rational" were explicitly defined as psychological behavior that is both consciously purposeful and effectively functional to achieve an intended outcome. Then "functional" is anything else that has a rational outcome. I view Becker's reliance on neoclassical rationality to explain everything as contortionist as Freud's comparable reliance on sexuality.
More fundamentally social science need not be a social psychology ("rational" or otherwise) referencing incentives or other mental states. The rational-theory-of-choice view of social science is an atavism from the anachronistic romantic philosophy of science. In contrast the contemporary pragmatist philosophy of science admits only the empirical criterion for testing, and neither requires (like romantics) nor rejects (like positivists) reference to mental states. Thus contrary to Becker rational choice theory is just one among many possible strategies for developing hypotheses.
I view rational choice theory as doctrinaire and as egregiously lacking empirically - as blackboard economics at its worst, as a descent of neoclassical economics into a Scholastic decadence.
Google my History of Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science at my web site philsci with free downloads.
Thomas J. Hickey, Econometrician
Insightful.......2003-02-12
Gary Becker is one of the most brilliant economists of our time, especially when it come to applying economics principles to non traditional areas. For example, Becker provides a rationale for altruistic behavior emerging in society, and he studies crime from the the perspective of a market economy of criminal activity. The book is somewhat technical, so a somewhat quantitative background is recommended.
A milestone of new economic thought.......1999-08-31
This book is definitely a milestone of modern economic thought. It is one of the brightest signs of changing paradigm, from considering only those problems as 'economical' where prices and volumes could be estimated, to go beyond towards traditional areas of other sciences. Economics of family and of crime to name a few. Becker considers the decision making in these cases to show that it can be straight economical, the same as applied in a pricing or in a decision to produce. The judgement of Becker's 'economic imperialism', though, is a discussible point of view. To what extent economic reasoning can be applied is a matter of axioms underlying every economic theory. And these are not obvious but questionable instead. Therefore, it is my belief that this book should be read with a greater degree of criticism, just like any analysis of problems beyond 'traditional' scope of issues of economics.
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This brief collection of cases is designed to help students and employees gain a hands-on understanding of gender issues in the workplace and to provide the necessary tools to handle those issues. Based on actual legal cases, nationally reported incidents, and personal interviews, the case studies in
Gender in the Workplace address the range and types of gender issues found in the workplace. Completely revised and updated, this
Second Edition provides a more international dimension to reinforce the varying impact of different cultures on gender issues.
New to the Second Edition:
- Develops critical thinking skills: A new “Critical Issues” section introduces students to cutting-edge thinking and thought-provoking research.
- Explores gender issues in a wide variety of organizations and in many cultures: Two new cases set outside the United States discuss how cultural settings can change the form of problems and the strategies for addressing them.
- Offers many new concrete examples of gender issues that arise in the workplace: New cases examine harassment in the military and “glass ceiling” issues as well as an updated look at gender stereotypes, promotion and benefits, career development, balancing work and family, sexual harassment, and much more!
Instructor’s Resources!
This helpful CD offers instructor notes, case overviews, learning objectives, teaching recommendations, and discussion questions for each chapter. Available upon request.
Intended Audience:
This text is intended as a supplement for courses in Management, Human Resources, Public Administration, Gender Studies, Industrial Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Work. It is also useful in consulting and training environments.
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Balanced Perspective.......2007-02-27
Great textbook to show all sides of gender in the workplace. Fresh approach and realistic, current issues are explored. Definitely one of the better texts I've read.
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Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches
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Organizational behavior and human resource management are fundamental aspects in the profitability of any foodservice business. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches examines the latest research critical in understanding individual behavior and group dynamics. This resource provides researchers and practitioners with a clear view of human capital in a competitive global marketplace--with various possible managerial solutions to increase efficiency, employee and consumer satisfaction, and organizational success. Experts from around the world and diverse backgrounds discuss up-to-date empirical research, unique insights, and effective management strategies.
As people across the country continue to spend more and more of their food dollars outside of the home every year, foodservice businesses must adapt to evolving consumer behavior and control the management of expenditures--including human resources--to be profitable. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches discusses in detail this essential part of managing organizational strategy in foodservice operations. From macro perspectives and the effects of globalization to approaches to managing a diverse workforce, this unique text examines the data, the strategies, and the theories to best help your people become more productive while making foodservice businesses profitable. The book contains extensive references and several figures, tables, and charts to clearly illustrate ideas.
Topics in Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches include:
A theoretical framework for management development for chain restaurant operations
The legal, business, and ethical issues in setting language policies for personnel
language barriers--and the impact on job satisfaction, performance, and turnover
Increasing performance to better monitor food temperature
The efficacy of restaurant sales incentives
Cultural differences in collaborative ventures
Four mechanisms to spur employees to provide better customer service
An empirical study on restaurant cooks' locus of control, job satisfaction, work stress, and turnover intentions
The perceptions of quick-service-restaurant managers regarding older workers
Comparison study of intern experiences in the United Kingdom and India
Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches is an insightful resource for researchers, practitioners of all types, educators, and students.
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Despite conflicting belief systems and other divisive problems, people can still learn from each other to create new knowledge. The medium is conversation. This challenging new book asserts that business conversations can be seen as social experiences through which we discover new ways of seeing the world, destroying the barriers between us. When this occurs, new knowledge can emerge or be developed. How can people learn from their differences, rather than be divided by them? One way is by creating conversational spaces--areas where conversation occurs. The authors show how such spaces are created, maintained, and enhanced, and how they are used to transform different interpretations and perspectives into new common understandings. With illustrations and case studies, the authors demonstrate the practical value of conversational learning in diverse organizational settings. Emphasis is shifted from techniques that are essentially insensitive to different contexts, attitudes, and beliefs, focusing instead on a theory of learning that is more social and interactive. This remarkable new source of explanatory theory validates an intensely pragmatic way to help organizations get people talking to one another, thereby advancing the well being of the organizations and those within them.
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This is an extraordinary book, first of its kind.......2006-10-21
Experiential learning is something we understand or should understand. We learn from experience and this has been well documented in prior work on experiential learning. Collaborative learning strategies, simulations, games, and apprenticeships are all about experience. In this groundbreaking book, the authors provide the first referenced text on conversation as learning. If you really want to understand the experience of learning in conversation, I highly encourage you the read this outstanding book. The authors provide specific case studies of the concepts that they provide and their work is well referenced. This is one of those books that I have a hundred or so references tabbed for regular use. I refer to this work on a regular basis. Very powerful.
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Creating the Functionally Competent Organization: An Open Systems Approach
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Olmstead writes from an open systems perspective--a viewpoint of organizations that adapt quickly to turbulent, uncertain business environments--offering an integrated, understandable, and highly practical way to analyze, assess, and improve organization performance. He demonstrates how organizations actually function, and shows how they can identify and overcome obstacles by creating "organizational competence"-the critical elements that give organizations the ability to perform effectively in the modern business world. Upper level students, scholars, and teachers will find Olmstead's book an important addition to their academic reading lists. For practitioners, particularly those in rapid response organizations, this book will be an indispensable aid in the struggle to keep their organizations up to date and abreast of the competition.
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People in Organisations: An Active Learning Approach (Babs)
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People in Organisations is part of a major new national programme of highly developed texts and modules for undergraduate students following business studies courses. It provides 150 hours of quality study to be used by students in a supported learning environment.This text is concerned with the examination of contextual and content issues surrounding people and organizations. The module examines those sociological issues such as organizational theory, management, social structure and the nature of work. It also examines psychological issues such as leadership, motivation, perception and personality. The text is aimed at Level One business studies undergraduate students and is well supported with case study materials, articles and activities.People in Organisations has been written and developed by a highly experienced team drawn from the Open Learning Foundation's member universities. Extensively tested with students and using a range of questions, self-assessment exercises, worked examples and assignments, People in Organisations is the most effective teaching and learning resource available at this level.
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This groundbreaking business book offers companies a way to heal damaging divisions within their organization by giving people a way to automatically dissolve issues that otherwise would lead, or are already leading, to serious conflict, dissent, absenteeism, sabotage, high turnover, low productivity and serious damage to the bottom line. It sets out the rationale for an attractive, cutting edge employee development program that is easy to use. The benefits include a reduction in incidents itemized above and an increase in morale, job satisfaction, engagement in the job, loyalty, team spirit, productivity and profit. It is a must read for family business leaders, CEOs, HR Specialists and Business Consultants.
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