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Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge
Concept Maps as Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations
- By Joseph D. Novak.
Published November 2009
This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today's knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiveness of schools and corporations to empower their people to be more effective learners and…
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Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management
A Practical Guide for Managers
- By Edward M. Mone, and Manuel London.
Published November 2009
An engaged employee is someone who feels involved, committed, passionate and empowered and demonstrates those feelings in work behavior. This book explains that a more engaged workforce is really about better performance management. The authors expand the traditional notion of performance…
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Object Relations, Work and the Self
- By David P. Levine.
Published October 2009
In this book, David P. Levine applies psychoanalytic object relations theory to understanding work motivation and the meaning of work. Drawing on the writings of authors such as Donald Winnicott, Otto Kernberg and Melanie Klein, he explores three factors central to our effort to understand work:…
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The Joy of Work?
Jobs, Happiness, and You
- By Peter Warr, and Guy Clapperton.
Published September 2009
Are you happy at work? Or do you just grin and bear it? We spend an average of 25% of our lives at work, so it’s important to make the best of it.
The Joy of Work? looks at happiness and unhappiness from a fresh perspective. It draws on up-to-date research from around the world to present the…
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Team Innovation, Knowledge and Performance Management
A Special Issue of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Edited by Conny Antoni, and Guido Hertel.
Published September 2009
In previous years, different types of teamwork in and between organizations have attracted a lot of research, analyzing different team characteristics and context factors and their influence on team processes and various team outcomes. Specific team level concepts such as team goals, team mental…
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Full Range Leadership Development
Pathways for People, Profit and Planet
- By John J. Sosik, and Dongil (Don) Jung.
Published September 2009
It has been more than 20 years since Bernie Bass presented an integrated overview of full range leadership development. This has been the standard for providing leadership training around the world in business, military, religious and educational contexts. Penn State University’s master of…
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Adverse Impact
Implications for Organizational Staffing and High Stakes Selection
- Edited by James L. Outtz.
Published August 2009
This text is the best single repository for a comprehensive examination of the scientific research and practical issues associated with adverse impact. Adverse impact occurs when there is a significant difference in organizational outcomes to the disadvantage of one or more groups defined on the…
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Essential Life Coaching Skills
- By Angela Dunbar.
Published August 2009
Essential Life Coaching Skills provides a comprehensive guide to the complete range and depth of skills required to succeed as a life coach.
Angela Dunbar uses theoretical background alongside practical examples to provide a clear understanding of what makes a successful life coach. This book…
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Learning, Training, and Development in Organizations
- Edited by Steve W.J. Kozlowski, and Eduardo Salas.
Published August 2009
This scholarly book in SIOP’s Organizational Frontier series looks at research on enhancing knowledge acquisition and its application in organizations. It concentrates on training, design and delivery given the changing nature of work and organizations. Now that work is increasingly complex, there…
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Social Decision Making
Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and Ethical Judgments
- Edited by Roderick M. Kramer, Ann E. Tenbrunsel and Max H. Bazerman.
Published June 2009
This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays in social life. Noted contributors who worked with Dave over the years will discuss their work in social judgment, decision making and ethics which was so important to Dave.
The book offers a unique and…
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