Undreaded Job - Learning to Thrive in a Less-Than-Perfect Workplace

Informationen zum Autor Richard Brislin is a Shidler College Distinguished Professor, and Professor of Management, at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii. He has been awarded the University of Hawaii Regents' Medal for excellence in teaching, and is frequently asked to give workshops for American and Asian managers working on international assignments. He is co-developer of materials used in cross-cultural training programs and is author of a text in cross-cultural psychology. Brislin's PhD in Psychology is from Pennsylvania State University. Klappentext This essential guide explains how to find satisfaction in the workplace in the face of imperfections involving oneself and others. The Undreaded Job: Learning to Thrive in a Less-than-Perfect Workplace was written to help people find satisfaction in the workplace, turning work into a major contributor to overall happiness. The book is organized around issues individuals face as they try to thrive in the face of inevitable workplace imperfections. These include imperfections in the leaders for whom they work and the colleagues with whom they interact. The book also covers the influence of one's own thinking processes and those of others, power and political sophistication in the workplace, worker motivation, development and change, workplace diversity, social skills, and the communication challenges that arise as people pursue different or conflicting goals.The author, an expert in both psychology and management, reviews research on these topics as it relates to workplace satisfaction and life happiness. Each chapter explains research findings in ways that translate them into key concepts applicable in any workplace, at any level. Zusammenfassung This essential guide explains how to find satisfaction in the workplace in the face of imperfections involving oneself and others. The Undreaded Job: Learning to Thrive in a Less-than-Perfect Workplace was written to help people find satisfaction in the workplace! turning work into a major contributor to overall happiness. ...

Product details

• Authors: Richard Brislin, Richard W. Brislin
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.2011
• EAN: 9780313385919
• ISBN: 978-0-313-38591-9
• No. of pages: 215
• Series: Contributions in Psychology,; International Contributions in; Contributions in Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Industrial & Organizational Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Office Management, Office & workplace, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Office and workplace, Psychology: Social