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A climate of success = creating the right organization climate for high performance /

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : 單行本
正題名/作者:	A climate of success/ Roderic Gray.
其他題名:	creating the right organization climate for high performance /
作者:	Gray, Roderic.
出版者:	Amsterdam :Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, : 2007.,
面頁冊數:	xii, 244 p. :ill. ; : 24 cm.;
標題:	Corporate culture. -
電子資源:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
ISBN:	9780750683685

A climate of success = creating the right organization climate for high performance /
Gray, Roderic.

A climate of successcreating the right organization climate for high performance /[electronic resource] :Roderic Gray. - 1st ed. - Amsterdam :Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann,2007. - xii, 244 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.

Outline of context and content; How the book will help in practical management (ch. 1); Background to the concept of organizational climate; Research to date; Relevant psychosocial constructs (ch. 2); Performance management issues as related to organizational climate; Other performance influences which must be separated to avoid confusion (ch. 3); Assessing organizational climate; The eight factors identified as contributing to climate perception; Inter-relatedness of factors (ch. 4); Case studies illustrating each of the eight contributing factors and its influence on performance: free expression of ideas, free expression of concerns, freedom to question, participation in defining goals and objectives, intrinsic satisfactions, innovation, environmental threat, purposive threat; each with a summary of lessons learned (chs. 5-12); Conclusion and summary (ch. 13).

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. * 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.

Electronic reproduction.
Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science & Technology,
2009.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780750683685

Source: 136083:136216Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

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Corporate culture.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD58.7 / .G73 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 158.7

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