Sage Publications Inc imprint: 1562 books
Commitment in the Workplace
Theory, Research, and Application
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 1997
What is a committed employee? Are such employees better or worse off than uncommitted employees? What are the organizational advantages and disadvantages of having a committed workforce?
This book overviews academic and popular perspectives on commitment in employees. It examines the multiple...
Small Groups as Complex Systems
Formation, Coordination, Development, and Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2000
What are groups? How do they behave? Arrow, McGrath, and Berdahl answer these questions by developing a general theory of small groups as complex systems. Basing their theory on concepts distilled from general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory, they explore...
by Robert D. Hisrich, Dr. Claudine Kearney
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
The first book to look at innovation/entrepreneurship from an international perspective, Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Global Perspective provides a step-by-step process for managing innovation and entrepreneurship in an organization in both turbulent and stable economic times. Authors...
Understanding Global Cultures
Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
In the fully updated Sixth Edition of Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 34 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversi****ty, authors Martin J. Gannon and Rajnandini Pillai present the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of individual...
Job Satisfaction
Application, Assessment, Causes, and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 1997
Distilling the vast literature on this frequently studied variable in organizational behaviour research, Paul E Spector provides the student and professional with a pithy overview of the application, assessment, causes and consequences of job satisfaction. In addition to discussing the nature of and...
Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership
Casting Light or Shadow
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Ethics is at the heart of leadership.All leaders assume ethical burdens and must make every effort to make informed ethical decisions and foster ethical behavior among followers.The Sixth Edition of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow explores the ethical demands...
Work Motivation
History, Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
This book provides a unique behavioral science framework for motivating employees in organizational settings. Drawing upon his experiences as a staff psychologist and consultant, Gary Latham writes in a "mentor voice" that is highly personal and rich in examples. The book includes anecdotes...
Cases in Innovative Nonprofits
Organizations That Make a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
***Become an innovator in the nonprofit world * **
Student friendly and readable, Cases in Innovative Nonprofits provides readers with current comparative case studies of innovative nonprofit organizations that are meeting the needs of humanity in both the U.S. and abroad. Edited by well-known...
Cases in Nonprofit Management
A Hands-On Approach to Problem Solving
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Case Studies in Nonprofit Management by Pat Libby and Laura Deitrick consists of original cases that are designed to teach students how to think critically, hone their decision-making skills, and learn to apply leadership and management principles that are essential for any nonprofit professional....
by Professor Paul A. Argenti
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Corporate Responsibility offers a concise and comprehensive introduction to the functional area of corporate responsibility. Readers will learn how corporate responsibility is good for business and how leaders balance their organization’s needs with responsibilities to key constituencies in society....
Business and Professional Communication
KEYS for Workplace Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to move from interview candidate, to team member, to leader with this fully updated Fourth Edition of Business and Professional Communication by Kelly M. Quintanilla and Shawn T. Wahl. Accessible coverageof new communication technology and social media prepares...
Marketing for Entrepreneurs
Concepts and Applications for New Ventures
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Using the latest research and information on entrepreneurial marketing, including consumer behavior, social media, and intellectual property, the Second Edition of Marketing for Entrepreneurs provides practical insights, strategies, and tips on how to apply entrepreneurial marketing concepts to increase...
Public Relations Online
Lasting Concepts for Changing Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2006
Rich in scholarly foundations combined with actual practice, Public Relations Online: Lasting Concepts for Changing Media connects the social and technological forces that are changing public relations. Using plain-talk discussion of theory and research, this book helps readers identify how lasting...
by Kim B. Sheehan
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Presenting a range of perspectives on advertising in a global society, this Second Edition of Controversies in Contemporary Advertising, by Kim Bartel Sheehan, examines economic, political, social, and ethical perspectives and covers a number of topics including stereotyping, controversial products,...