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Informationen zum Autor The late ABRAHAM H. MASLOW is the world's most widely renowned expert on human behavior and motivation. Dr. Maslow has contributed seminal works to the literature of business, applying his ideas on human behavior, personality, and motivation to the workforce. DEBORAH C. STEPHENS is the co-founder of the Center for Innovative Leadership. She is the coauthor of One Size Fits One and Douglas McGregor, Revisited and the collaborator on Maslow on Management. Klappentext Zu seinen Lebzeiten hat Abraham Maslow zwei Revolutionen angezettelt - eine in der Psychologie, die andere in der Unternehmenswelt. Für viele ist Maslow ein Begriff wegen seiner bahnbrechenden Theorien zur Selbstverwirklichung und zur Bedürfnishierarchie. In der Unternehmenswelt haben seine Gedanken zum menschlichen Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz eine Reihe bahnbrechender Managemententscheidungen bewirkt, wie z.B. lernende Organisationen, aufgeklärtes Management und Theorie X. Diese Sammlung von Schriften, bestehend aus bislang unveröffentlichten Essays und Briefen sowie Auszügen aus "Maslow on Management" und "Toward a Psychology of Being" ist eine hervorragende Einführung für Leser, die sich zum ersten Mal mit Maslows Managementideen auseinandersetzen. Zusammenfassung Abraham Maslow started two revolutions in his lifetime, one in psychology and another in business. Most will remember him for his groundbreaking theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs. This collection of writings introduces new readers to the key aspects of Maslow's thinking on management and human behavior in the workplace. Inhaltsverzeichnis SELF-ACTUALIZING WORK. The Hierarchy of Needs. The Attitude of Self-Actualizing People to Duty, Work, Mission. Additional Notes on Self-Actualization, Work, Duty, and Mission. Self-Actualized Duty. Creativity in Self-Actualizing People. Some Basic Propositions of Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology. Notes on Self-Esteem in the Workplace. The Human Side of Enterprise. The American Dynamic. Dangers of Self-Actualization. MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ISSUES. The Necessity for Enlightened Management Policies. The Good Enlightened Salesman and Customer. Further Notes on Salesmen and Customers. Managerial Stuff. Memorandum on Salesmen and Salesmanship. Notes on the Entrepreneur. By-Products of Enlightened Management. Leaders, Pawns, and Power. Communication: Key to Effective Management. The Dynamics of American Management. Theory Z. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. The Creative Attitude. A Holistic Approach to Creativity. Emotional Blocks to Creativity. The Need for Creative People. Notes on Creativeness. Addition to the Notes on the Creative Person. Our Aesthetic Needs: Exploratory Notes. MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIOR. A Theory of Human Motivation. Is All Behavior Motivated? Deficiency Motivation and Growth Motivation. Management as a Psychological Experiment. The Jonah Complex: Understanding Our Fear of Growth. Epilogue. Index....
