Office management

Shedding new light on the human side of big data through the lenses of emotional and social intelligence competencies, this book advances the understanding of the requirements of the different professions that deal with big data.

The Lost Leaders presents the personal stories of women who achieved success in corporate leadership, but have chosen to abandon their careers, providing a fascinating glimpse of the culture that exists in the contemporary corporation.

A companion to The New American Workplace , which is co-published with the Society for Human Resource Management and the Centre for Effective Organizations, this volume contains original articles and groundbreaking research, on workplace issues in America today from leading scholars in the fields of business, management and human resources.

The authors call culture the secret sauce!

It is argued that the incidence of mental illness in the workplace is more common than many realize, ranging from stress to schizophrenia.

There is a growing movement to incorporate faith and spirituality in the workplace, to do things better, to utilize all the human capabilities of employees, and to truly revolutionize the role of business in the world.

Imagine a world where you can tackle the greatest, most challenging problems with a proven approach that leads to unmatched success.

Emotional Abuse and Neglect in the Workplace tackles the big questions: How does emotional neglect of employees affect an organization?

Employee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think.

This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' - tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading.

A highly practical and insightful book; it will help you to perform more effectively in a workplace which requires you to function effectively in predominantly adversarial relationships.

Designed to be a comprehensive introduction to the basic aspects of business ownership and a business organization.

Many companies have taken steps to improve awareness and management of safety systems, yet safety directors continue to report high injury rates.

Written by a former Times Creme PA of the Year, this new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants.

Be so good they can't ignore you.

What will motivate an organization's employees to be fully engaged in the corporate purpose?

Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations links biblically-based principles to the study of organizational practices by examining topics including motives, meaningful work, and spiritual leadership from a biblical perspective integrated with findings from contemporary research.

Almost 400 years ago philosophers John Locke and David Hume implicitly defined communication as a tool for the transmission of pure ideas, stating that the ideas themselves are what matter, not the way in which they are expressed and exchanged.

Applied psychology in work settings has made considerable progress in the 30 years since the original version of this book was published.

Information theory is an exceptional field in many ways.

This book offers a blend of accessible theory and tools for practical application to benefit any reader willing to learn about diversity.

The way we work is changing in the Internet age.

Management In 4 Weeks is a comprehensive guide to managing people, giving you everything you need to know in one place.

A common metaphor for modern life is 'keep the plates spinning', but it is becoming increasingly hard to balance professional and private lives, and this takes its toll.

Imagine a world where you can tackle the greatest, most challenging problems with a proven approach that leads to unmatched success.

"e;Dream, Believe, Dare, Do .

The way we design and work within our organizations is profoundly impacted by digital technologies and complexity.

This handbook presents workplace training, employee development, and organizational learning from the primary point of view of industrial organizational psychology.

Draws together contributions from leading figures in the field of surveillance to engage in the discussion of the emergence of accountability as a means to manage threats to privacy.

Introduces you to a valuable set of tools enabling you to build influence, promote your interests and get buy-in to your plans and proposals.

Written by a former Times Creme PA of the Year, this new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants.

Sixty-five percent of law firms' equity partners in the U.

This book explains how information literacy (IL) is essential to the contemporary workplace and is fundamental to competent, ethical and evidence-based practice.

People deal with physical hazards every day at the workplace, in their homes, on the roadways, and in many other areas.

With the accelerating integration of China into the global economy, there is a thirst to understand how Chinese managers like to lead and how Chinese employees like to be managed.

Do you need to deliver an effective service to challenging and unreasonable internal or external clients?

Exploring recent contemporary debates on gender and migration, this book scrutinizes the relationship between women's work in ethnic economies and social integration, arguing that women in Britain zigzag their way to social integration.

Survival to Growth explores human nature and illustrates how occupational goals and objectives can be achieved by applying a basic organizational approach while upgrading the skill level of each company employee.

An exploration of both classic and contemporary conceptions of leadership, focusing on social psychological approaches to central questions such as the way people think about leaders and leadership, the personality attributes of leaders, power and influence, trust, and the qualities that sustain positive relationships between leaders and followers.

From the Lens of Color identifies and delineates a methodology for effectively positioning and/or repositioning oneself in today's global job market that moves significantly beyond strategies associated with simply developing a resume, cover letter or business plan.

Organizational change is still an issue of high importance for organizations, yet many change initiatives fail.

No Fear highlights two challenges we face in the workplace, and in our daily lives.

A state-of-the-art collection of works on institutional discourse across the Spanish-speaking world.

Based on an extensive national survey of workers and four separate industry-specific surveys, Generations and Work will examine and provide answers to the most common issues and problems of multi generational work by assessing differences and commonalities between and among generations.

Do you want to acquire the knowledge and skills to give you greater influence in political situations at work?

The desire to be seen as a Very Important Person (VIP) is one of the driving factors behind humankind's professional, societal, and spiritual aspirations.

This study investigates the relationships between corporate foresight and management decision-making processes in organizations.

Tackles the nuts and bolts of communication at work in a no-nonsense way with startling honesty and practical tips.

Studies the steps taken by a group of professionals from the Boomer generation as they move from a linear career path into an uncharted stage somewhere between middle age and old age, a continued professional life and traditional retirement.