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Introduction: Applied Behavior Science in Organizations
Ramona A. Houmanfar, Mitch Fryling & Mark P. Alavosius
SECTION I
Ch. 1 Performance Management in Organizations
David Wilder, Daniel Cymbal, and Nicole Gravina
Ch. 2 Behavior Based Safety as a Replicable Technology
Mark P. Alavosius & Kenneth Burleigh
Ch. 3 The Foundations of Behavior-Based Instructional Design within Business
Douglas Johnson
Ch. 4 From Fluency Based Instruction to Accomplishment Based Performance Improvement
Carl Binder
Ch. 5 Behavioral Systems Analysis in Organizations
Heather M. McGee and Brian J. Crowley-Koch
Ch. 6 Paradox of Organizational Change: A Selectionist Approach to Improving Complex Systems
Maria E. Malott
SECTION 2
Ch. 7 Consumer Behavior Analysis Meets the Marketing Firm
Gordon R. Foxall
Ch. 8 Acceptance and Commitment Training: Improving Performance in Organizations with Applied
Behavioral Science
Daniel J. Moran, Sonja Batten, Madison A. Gamble, and Paul Atkins
Ch. 9 Prosocial: Using an Evolutionary Approach to Modify Cooperation in Small Groups
Steven C. Hayes, Paul Atkins, and David Sloan Wilson
Ch. 10 The Nurture Consilience: A Framework for Intentional Cultural Evolution
Anthony Biglan and Magnus Johansson
Ch. 11 Organization and Leadership in Resistance Movements: Constructing Justice
Mark A. Mattaini and Kathryn M. Roose
Ch. 12 Interbehavioral Psychology and Organizational Behavior Management
Mitch Fryling, Linda Hayes, and William Fleming
Ch. 13 High-Reliability Organizations: A Technical Context to Coordinate Behaviors
Mark P. Alavosius & Ramona A. Houmanfar
Ch. 14 Value Based Governance in Organizations and Beyond
Ramona A. Houmanfar & Alison Szarko
About the author
Ramona A. Houmanfar is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
Mitch Fryling is Interim Associate Dean in the Charter College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
Mark P. Alavosius is President of Praxis² LLC and Graduate Faculty of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
Summary
Applied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of organizational behavior management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society.
