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  title info:
    title: Organizational Psychology for Managers
  name:
    name part: Balzac, Stephen R.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xxu
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XVII, 266 p. 4 illus. online resource.
  abstract: No matter how monolithic it may appear, an organization is a collection of moving parts. Whether we are looking at building teams, providing leadership, hiring and training employees, problem solving, managing time effectively, or setting aggressive, inspiring goals, every decision can easily impact every other decision. The complexity can quickly become overwhelming. Organizational Psychology for Managers identifies a framework and offers key methodologies managers need to define behavioral tendencies and navigate complex organizational systems. Each chapter takes a high-level view of a particular aspect of organizational psychology, focusing on elements that shape companies and drive operational efficiency. Senior-level managers and C-Suite executives will benefit from the strategies presented in this book as they clearly indicate how to understand and leverage the psychological underpinnings of any corporate environment. “Balzac combines stories of jujitsu, wheat, gorillas, and the Lord of the Rings with very practical advice and hands-on exercises aimed at anyone who cares about management, leadership, and culture.” - Todd Raphael, Editor-in-Chief, ERE Media “Organizational Psychology for Managers is an insightful book that reminds the business leader of basic principles of leading a successful organization in an engaging style…” - Elizabeth Brown, President, Softeach, Inc. “…Balzac preaches real engagement with one's own company and a mindful state of operation, especially by executives…” - Sid Probstein, Chief Technology Officer, Attivio – Active Intelligence “…[Organizational Psychology for Managers] should be required reading in MBA programs, military leadership courses, and needs to be on the bookshelf of every Fortune 1000 VP of Human Resources. Steve Balzac is the 21st century’s Tom Peters.” - Stephen R Guendert, PhD, CMG Director of Publications “…[Organizational Psychology for Managers’] combination of pop culture references, personal stories, and thoug…
  table of contents: Chapter 1: The Vortex: Organizations as Systems -- Chapter 2: Telling Your Story: Organizational Vision as a Driver of Success -- Chapter 3: The Life Cycle of a Team: Development, Problem Solving, and Decision Making -- Chapter 4: Leadership, Power, and Emotional Intelligence -- Chapter 5: Motivating and Loyalty: Creating a Motivated Work Force.- Chapter 6: Recruiting with Confidence: Developing Effective Strategies and Having the Confidence to Use Them -- Chapter 7: Justice and Fairness in Organizations -- Chapter 8: Organizational Learning -- Chapter 9: The Myth of Productivity: Measurement, Goal Setting, and the High Performance Cycle -- Chapter 10 Master of Time and Space -- Chapter 11: Organizational Stress: A Two-Edged Sword -- Chapter 12: The Success Mind: Building Optimism and Focusing Will.
  note: by Stephen R. Balzac.
  subject:
    topic: Business
  subject:
    topic: Organization
  subject:
    topic: Planning
  subject:
    topic: Personnel management
  subject:
    topic: Psychology
  subject:
    topic: Business and Management
  subject:
    topic: Human Resource Management
  subject:
    topic: Organization
  subject:
    topic: General Psychology
  classification: HF5549-5549.5
  classification: 658.3
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Management for Professionals
  identifier: 9781461485056
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8505-6
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    record change date: 20151204153310.0
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