Points of Influence - A Guide to Using Personality Theory At Work

Informationen zum Autor MORLEY SEGAL is co-founder of the American University/NTL Masters Progam in Organization Development and a professor in the School of Public Affairs at the American University in Washington, D.C. Klappentext With capsule introductions to key theorists including Freud, Jung, and Skinner, Morley Segal shows how personalities theories can help managers gain a better understanding of human behavior?and by applying these theories to the workplace, how they can influence behavior, increase their own personal self-awareness, and expand their managerial skills.Using rich example from a wide range of settings?including government, sales, technology, and manufacturing?Points of Influence fills an important niche in management theory. Zusammenfassung An introduction to understanding and influencing individual human behaviour in the workplace. It introduces key personality theorists and shows how each theory can help managers gain a better understanding of human behaviour and take effective action to influence behaviour. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Understanding and Affecting Behavior in theWorkplace Part One: The Internal Being: Points of Influence Beyond OurAwareness 1. Sigmund Freud: The Internal Conflict Between Instinct andCivilization 2. Carl Jung: The Collective Unconscious, Archetypes, andPsychological Types 3. Karen Horney: The Social Unconscious and the Conflict ofSelf-Images Part Two: Thought and Feeling: Points of Influence Within OurAwareness 4. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck: The Power of Thought andBelief 5. Carl Rogers: The Power of Feelings Part Three: The Individual and the Environment: External Points ofInfluence 6. B.F. Skinner: The Influence of Environment on Behavior 7. Kurt Lewin: Individual Perception and the Environment 8. Fritz and Laura Perls: The Gestalt of Experience andBehavior 9. Murray Bowen: Emotional Systems Conclusion: Using Personality Theory: Understanding Behavior,Taking Effective Action, and Increasing Personal Awareness...

Product details

• Authors: Esther Ed Segal, Esther Ed. Segal, M Segal, Morley Segal, Segal Morley
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.1996
• EAN: 9780787902605
• ISBN: 978-0-7879-0260-5
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: Jossey-Bass Business & Managem
• Subjects: Education and learning > Vocational and technical college books; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Management, Office & workplace, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Personnel & human resources management, Office and workplace, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Personnel and human resources management, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism