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  1. Modern Research Methods for the Study of Behavior in Organizations

    Edited by Jose M. Cortina, Ronald S. Landis

    Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

    The goal of the chapters in this SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series volume is to challenge researchers to break away from the rote application of traditional methodologies and to capitalize upon the wealth of data collection and analytic strategies available to them. In that spirit...

    Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Heroic Leadership

    An Influence Taxonomy of 100 Exceptional Individuals

    By Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals

    Series: LEADERSHIP: Research and Practice

    Heroic Leadership is a celebration of our greatest heroes, from legends such as Mahatma Gandhi to the legions of unsung heroes who transform our world quietly behind the scenes. The authors argue that all great heroes are also great leaders. The term ‘heroic leadership’ is coined to describe how...

    Published March 7th 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Dark Side of Transformational Leadership

    A Critical Perspective

    By Dennis Tourish

    Most research into leadership has presented leaders as heroic, charismatic and transformational ‘visionaries’. The leader, whether in business, politics or any other field, is the most important factor in determining whether organizations succeed or fail. Indeed, despite the fundamental mistakes...

    Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge

  4. On Being At Work

    The Social Construction of the Employee

    By Nancy Harding

    Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society

    Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx’s theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives. Distinctions are drawn between labour (the tasks we do in our jobs) and work (...

    Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge

  5. Using Industrial-Organizational Psychology for the Greater Good

    Helping Those Who Help Others

    Edited by Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, Laura L. Koppes Bryan, Lori Foster Thompson

    Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

    This SIOP Organizational Frontiers volume will be one of the first to show how the field of Industrial Organizational psychology can help address societal concerns, and help focus research on the greater good of society. Contributions from worldwide experts showcase the power the IO community has...

    Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge

  6. New Frontiers in Work and Family Research

    Edited by Joseph Grzywacz, Evangelia Demerouti

    Series: Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology

    The purpose of this volume is to showcase alternative theoretical and methodological approaches to work and family research, and present methodological alternatives to the widely known shortcomings of current research on work and the family. In the first part of the book contributors...

    Published February 20th 2013 by Psychology Press

  7. Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior

    Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology

    Edited by Rex A. Wright, Jeff Greenberg, Sharon S. Brehm

    This book honors Jack W. Brehm's contributions to psychology, all of which revolve around a central theme of motivation and social behavior. It begins with two personal chapters and then presents a collection of cutting-edge, substantive chapters authored by researchers whose work Brehm has...

    Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press

  8. Organizational and Educational Change

    The Life and Role of A Change Agent Group

    By Jean M. Bartunek

    Series: Series in Organization and Management

    Jean M. Bartunek, the 2001-2002 President of the Academy of Management, has written an excellent scholarly book on organizational and educational change. Using a joint insider/outsider approach, this book tells the story of a change agent group--a group of teachers--that was creating change in its...

    Published February 12th 2013 by Psychology Press

  9. Team Effectiveness In Complex Organizations

    Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

    By Eduardo Salas, Gerald F. Goodwin, C. Shawn Burke

    Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

    Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation or military. This volume is intended to...

    Published February 12th 2013 by Routledge

  10. Coaching with Meaning and Spirituality

    By Peter Hyson

    Series: Essential Coaching Skills and Knowledge

    Coaching with Meaning and Spirituality aims to help coaches with those occasions where a clients’ search for meaning needs to be addressed and explored. Working with spirituality in a coaching context can be difficult and unfamiliar for coaches, but in this book Peter Hyson provides a vocabulary to...

    Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge