Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Workplace Culture

Organizational Identity and Memory analyzes the relationship between organizational identity and organizational memory, in particular history and commemoration. The goal is to further our understanding of the role of this relationship in processes critical to today s organizations: the evolution of organizational identity, the creation of organizational memory, organizational learning and change, and employee identification with organizations.

The literature on organizational memory and organizational identity has developed independently and at times in separate disciplines. Scholars...

For years, he spent his days at a stable nine-to-five job. But for Thomas Ratel, life seemed too short not to experience some variety. So in search of freedom, he quit his permanent gig and embarked on an eye-opening journey-one that would span nearly two decades and allow him to experience more than a thousand different temporary positions to secure his place as temp job royalty.

Now, in the name of experiencing anything and everything, Ratel has plenty of stories to share, from working with janitors, CEOs, and everything in between. He's mystery shopped, donated blood, and...

From time to time certain words or ways of thinking gain real traction and become 'buzz words' that are used all over the place; sometimes in context, sometimes out of context. One such word that this has happened to in recent times is 'culture'.

It has happened for very good reasons; churches and businesses have found that culture is far more important than strategy, ability or perhaps even anointing in seeing things come to fruition in a sustainable way. Culture creates an environment in which things grow, both the bad and the good. So understanding the cultures we need and...

Books in the Quality and Business Excellence series can help readers improve customer value and satisfaction by integrating the voice of the customer into design, manufacturing, supply chain, and field processes. Lean Transformation: Cultural Enablers and Enterprise Alignment is about the Lean system. It begins by describing the reasons why so many Lean implementations fail and explaining why managers need to focus their valuable time on early adopters rather than on trying to convert resistors.

This book describes the guiding principles of the Shingo process...

-Dream, Believe, Dare, Do . . .-

Though four simple words, this carefully crafted credo lies at the heart of Walt Disney's enviable empire and has led The Walt Disney Company to prosperity for decades.

As foremost experts on Disney, authors Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson return with an updated and expanded third edition of The Disney Way to show how organizations can incorporate this four-pillared credo to support any business, drive any team, and guide any leader to create immeasurable success.

Profiling a new set of diverse...

The Incredible Power of Staff Networks sets out to serve two important functions: make the business case for staff networks so that board members, those in HR and anyone involved in the corporate health of an organisation can tap into the powerful resource of their staff network; and offers practical insight into how to run an effective staff network that can have a positive impact on its members, wider organisation, and the bottom line. Any successful business, whatever the sector, whatever the marketplace, will understand the value in managing and harnessing the potential of an...

Building a Corporate Culture of Security: Strategies for Strengthening Organizational Resiliency provides readers with the proven strategies, methods, and techniques they need to present ideas and a sound business case for improving or enhancing security resilience to senior management. Presented from the viewpoint of a leading expert in the field, the book offers proven and integrated strategies that convert threats, hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities into actionable security solutions, thus enhancing organizational resiliency in ways that executive management will accept.

To the outside world, Australia-based Very Important Corporation is a thriving and successful company. What the world doesn't know is that Bruce Bottomline, the COO, is on the brink of quitting because he knows in his heart that the company's culture is driving it headlong toward its own demise.

Bruce is a cofounder of this company with long-time friend and CEO Helen Hardcharger, so he doesn't want to abandon their dream. But he can't see any way to fix the problem.

Fortunately for Bruce and all of his partners and employees, fate has planned a chance meeting on an airplane...

The American Workday documents a college student's year spent investigating life outside of the classroom, interviewing and photographing workers from thirty-eight diverse jobs.

From stock clerks to Fortune 500 executives, these workers explain what they wish others knew about their occupations. Furthermore, they reflect on how the conditions of their work have influenced life off the clock. Their insider views serve to shatter misconceptions circulated about different jobs and classes. The stories they share illustrate common motivations, struggles, and triumphs...

Laugh And Learn Through Twenty-Two Entertaining Fables That Reflect The Challenges You Experience In Your Lifestory.
Guided by an all-knowing chameleon, four unassuming birds play the roles of the personality styles. The insights gained from their interactions and struggles will lift you to new heights of understanding yourself. Let the Wisdom of The Chameleon Enable You to Effortlessly Adapt to the People and Situations Around You.

Join an Eagle, Parrot, Dove, and Owl on their enlightening journey as you learn to:
- Capitalize on your...

The gender war is over -- and if it isn't, it should be.

Most people are willing to work for gender equality that leads to positive and productive relationships with the opposite sex. Applying the current social and interpersonal tools available often leaves them feeling frustrated and exhausted. These "best practices" are built on a flawed adversarial system of "us vs. them" which perpetuates the gender gap - a divide between men and women. Mike Marvin and Christina Lopez help men and women get beyond the divide and experience the power of working together.