Overview

The information in Organizational Performance in a Nutshell provides a comprehensive framework for understanding questions like why does one organization thrive while another struggles for survival even though both are operating in the same industry, or how can some of the largest global organizations such as GM, Ford, Chrysler, Home Depot, Sears, Kmart, Airbus, Citigroup, Gateway, and Dell perform so poorly after being such colossal leaders in their industry? A new way of thinking about organizational effectiveness will emerge from the information contained in this book. In sum, organizational performance in a nutshell will be revealed.

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Author:   Daniel M. Wentland
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Information Age Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.208kg
ISBN:  

9781607520795

ISBN 10:   1607520796
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   16 February 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments. Introduction.; Pa r t 1. The Starting Point. A Glimpse into Organizational Performance. Changing the Management - Employee Paradigm.; Pa r t 2. Unmasking Ourselves and Discovering the Right Leader. The Voyage. Perception. A Deeper Plunge Into Ourselves: The Basics of Personality. Environmental Factors That Influence """"Who We Are"""". Attitudes and Motivation. Do You Want to See? Change and Decision-Making. Two Approaches to Life and Management: The Right Leader.; Pa r t 3. Group and Organizational Dynamics. The Forces Influencing Group Performance. Putting Employees First and Other Building Blocks of a Great Place to Work.; Pa r t 4. Lurking Outside. The Cultural Climate of a Nation or Society. Competitors (Industry and Firms) and the Chance Factor.; Pa r t 5. Concluding the Voyage: Organizational Performance in a Nutshell. Organizational Survival or Failure. The Future. Appendix."

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If, as many CEOs claim, employees are our most valuable resource, why are those resources being depleted? More precisely, why are employees being depleted of the energy, motivation and pride that make them fulfilled and proud employees - and human beings? Dysfunctional organizations and demoralized employees are the result, Daniel Wentland writes, of a management-employee relationship that must be re-defined and revitalized. As he writes, when leaders truly value employees and treat them as partners rather than subordinates, everyone in the organization will find that giving forth their maximum effort is the best - and easiest thing to do. Nothing less than a new paradigm is needed, and in the book Daniel combines his academic research with the insights he developed as a manager with large organizations to describe the important steps that will enable employees and managers to create that new, exciting paradigm. Stephen Bernhut, Editor, of the Ivey Business Journal

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