Overview
PEOPLE AT WORK, 5e focuses on the many psychological and social pressures that people experience when they interact with each other in the workplace. By focusing on the reader, the authors show how human behaviors and relationships play an important part in daily life. For students to go beyond just reading the book, self-evaluative exercises and learning projects are included to further students' understanding of relationships and help them accomplish their goals in all types of organizations. Students are encouraged to complete the exercises and use the techniques as they interact with other people.
Full Product Details
Author: Paul R. Timm ,
Brent D. Peterson
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: South-Western
Edition: 5th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 26.20cm
Weight: 0.968kg
ISBN: 9780314200419
ISBN 10: 031420041
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 14 July 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
PART I: HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 1. The Study of Human Behavior in Organizations: A Key to Career Success. PART II: PEOPLE. 2. Human Perception and Human Relations. 3. Basic Principles of Human Needs and Motivation. 4. Creating a Motivational Environment. PART III: ORGANIZATIONS. 5. Organization Structure. 6. Training and Development: Yourself and Others. 7. The Human Side of Organizations. PART IV: LEADERSHIP. 8. The Driving Force: Leadership. 9. Developing a Leadership Style That Works. 10. Motivating with Compensation and Other Rewards. PART V: COMMUNICATION. 11. Understanding Communication at Work. 12. Interpersonal Communication: Being Effective with People. 13. Effective Teamwork in Organizations. PART VI: WORKFORCE ISSUES. 14. Workforce Issues: Diversity, Socialization, and Stress. 15. Perspectives on Cultural Socialization. 16. Coping with Personal Stress. 17. Your Career in the Information Age.
Author Information
An active author, Dr. Paul R. Timm has written dozens of articles and 31 books distributed worldwide by Prentice-Hall, South-Western College Publishing, Career Press, and Crisp Publications. His books have been translated into six languages and have been purchased in large quantities by companies such as AT&T, Staples and others. Dr. Timm served as president and partner in two training companies. Under his leadership these companies conducted seminars reaching as many as 7000 people a month across the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He now does selective independent training and consulting for organizations in the U.S. and Europe. He earned university degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo (BA), Ohio University (Master's) and Florida State University (Ph.D. in Communication and Management). T
