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A Climate of Success

Creating the right organizational climate for high performance

Book2007

Author:

Roderic Gray

A Climate of Success

Creating the right organizational climate for high performance

Book2007

 

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Author:

Roderic Gray

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Could your organization be a better place to work? What effect would that have on the quality and quantity of what gets done?This book examines the concept of organizational climat ... read full description

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    Chapter 1 - Metaphor and reality

    Pages 1-9

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    Chapter 2 - Climate, culture and perception

    Pages 11-17

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    Chapter 3 - Theoretical foundations

    Pages 19-37

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    Chapter 4 - The good life – and good performance

    Pages 39-51

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    Chapter 5 - Assessing organizational climate

    Pages 53-71

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    Chapter 6 - On the freedom to express ideas

    Pages 73-88

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    Chapter 7 - On the freedom to express concerns

    Pages 89-103

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    Chapter 8 - On the freedom to question

    Pages 105-120

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    Chapter 9 - On participation in defining goals and objectives

    Pages 121-138

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    Chapter 10 - On intrinsic satisfactions from the work itself

    Pages 139-154

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    Chapter 11 - On innovation – the freedom to try new concepts and approaches

    Pages 155-172

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    Chapter 12 - On purposive threat

    Pages 173-189

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    Chapter 13 - On environmental threat

    Pages 191-210

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    Chapter 14 - The way ahead

    Pages 211-229

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    Bibliography

    Pages 231-239

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    Index

    Pages 241-244

About the book

Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis as of 2011

Description

Could your organization be a better place to work? What effect would that have on the quality and quantity of what gets done?

This book examines the concept of organizational climate ('what it feels like to work here') in a readable and accessible way without sacrificing academic rigour. Using case studies to illustrate the causes and consequences of various climate factors, it makes practical suggestions for how improvements can be made - to everyone's benefit.

Building on current research, this book shows how perceptions of climate arise, the effects they can have on performance, and how managers can influence these perceptions and apply their understanding to improve their own and their people's effectiveness.

Could your organization be a better place to work? What effect would that have on the quality and quantity of what gets done?

This book examines the concept of organizational climate ('what it feels like to work here') in a readable and accessible way without sacrificing academic rigour. Using case studies to illustrate the causes and consequences of various climate factors, it makes practical suggestions for how improvements can be made - to everyone's benefit.

Building on current research, this book shows how perceptions of climate arise, the effects they can have on performance, and how managers can influence these perceptions and apply their understanding to improve their own and their people's effectiveness.

Key Features

* Accessible yet rigorous examination of the concept of organizational climate
* Practical case studies illustrate the causes and consequences of various climate factors
* Includes 'how to' suggestions for improvements, providing the reader with a cost-effective way of conducting their own assessments

* Accessible yet rigorous examination of the concept of organizational climate
* Practical case studies illustrate the causes and consequences of various climate factors
* Includes 'how to' suggestions for improvements, providing the reader with a cost-effective way of conducting their own assessments

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ISBN

978-0-7506-8368-5

Language

English

Published

2007

Copyright

Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Imprint

Butterworth-Heinemann

Authors

Roderic Gray