Download or read book Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management for Complex Work Environments written by Belias, Dimitrios and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating the complexities of organizational behavior and human resource management can be daunting in today's fast-paced workplaces. The ever-changing landscape, driven by technological advancements and evolving employee expectations, challenges professionals and academics alike. Many struggle to fully grasp and adapt to these shifts, which can lead to low employee engagement, ineffective leadership, and ethical dilemmas. What is needed now is a comprehensive solution that provides insights and strategies to address these challenges head-on. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management for Complex Work Environments takes on this role, and delves into critical topics such as leadership, employee well-being, team dynamics, and ethical decision-making. By exploring these subjects, readers gain a deeper understanding of the intricacies of modern workplaces and how to navigate them effectively. The book bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering actionable insights applied in real-world scenarios. It is a valuable resource for professionals looking to enhance their skills and knowledge in organizational behavior and human resource management.

Download or read book Human Resource Strategies in the Era of Artificial Intelligence written by Yadav, Preksha and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-10-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms human resources (HR), its integration brings both opportunities and ethical challenges. AI can enhance recruitment, performance evaluation, and employee engagement. However, without careful oversight, it risks perpetuating biases, compromising privacy, and reducing transparency. It's crucial for HR professionals and organizations to adopt a responsible approach, ensuring that AI aligns with values of fairness, accountability, and respect for individual rights. Human Resource Strategies in the Era of Artificial Intelligence elucidates how AI technologies can be strategically integrated into HR functions to enhance organizational performance and employee well-being. This book offers essential ethical frameworks, guidelines, and best practices for integrating AI into HR. Aimed at HR professionals, researchers, policymakers, and technology developers, it provides the insights needed to responsibly navigate AI's complexities in the workplace, promoting ethical AI adoption and safeguarding the integrity of HR practices.

Download or read book Strategies and Frameworks for Relearning in Organizations written by Jneid, Chérine and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-10-07 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As technologies advance and markets shift, organizations must prioritize relearning to remain competitive and resilient. Strategies and frameworks for relearning are essential in fostering a culture of improvement and adaptability, enabling employees to update their skills and knowledge. Embracing relearning processes may also encourage collaboration diverse learning perspectives which drive modern innovation. This proactive approach enhances workforce capabilities while cultivating a growth mindset that is crucial for navigating challenges and organizational risks. Further research into effective strategies for relearning is necessary to prepare businesses for continued change while allowing them to thrive. Strategies and Frameworks for Relearning in Organizations examines the process of adapting and evolving within a rapidly changing business environment. It explores case studies, strategies, and frameworks for fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within organizations while providing valuable insights into organizational behavior, change management, and innovation practices. This book covers topics such as management science, sustainable development, and digital technology, and is a useful resource for business owners, managers, policymakers, government officials, economists, researchers, and academicians.

Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior written by Riann Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to address one of the key challenges facing Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB) researchers. It delves into contemporary topics from which focused research models, ideas, and questions can be developed and tested. HRM and OB are closely related and intersect each other in the examination of practices, which are aimed at managing employees and explaining their behaviors. Proposing to provide researchers with easy access to a slew of contemporary research advancements within the field, this work explores ten contemporary research areas within HRM and OB. Topics include innovative HRM/OB responses in crises, alternative work arrangements for the contemporary workplace, employee mental health, from diversity to inclusion in the workplace, workplace harassment, HRM in small and medium enterprises, alternative perspectives in employee turnover, organizational citizenship and counter-productive work behaviors, leading for work engagement, and employee motivation in a changing environment. Providing researchers with a comprehensive overview of research advances within selected contemporary areas, this book seeks to spur critical thinking, spark alternative research perspectives, innovate extensions to existing theories, and provide the foundation from which focused research can grow and develop within these management fields.

Download or read book Nice Guys Finish Last And Other Workplace Lies written by John Ruffa and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2025-01-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies: Successfully Navigating the Modern Workplace serves as an essential resource for today’s worker. It directly identifies and exposes the lies, half-truths and misperceptions that cause havoc and disruption in the workplace, offering time-tested principles addressing workplace challenges and facilitating workplace success and advancement. Today’s modern workplace can be an extremely challenging place. Virtually everyone has a story about an impossible boss, a difficult coworker, a challenging deadline, a toxic work environment, a lack of resources, an annoying new policy- leaving today’s worker in serious need of trusted advice to navigate the daily challenges they face. Unfortunately, much of the advice circulating in today’s workplace is misleading and untrue, full of rarely challenged and generally accepted principles and “truths” that are actually false. Regrettably, well-meaning people often adopt these lies, myths, and misrepresentations and too often suffer the consequences of the poor advice that they convey. Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies: Successfully Navigating the Modern Workplace meets this urgent need by serving as an essential resource for today’s worker. It directly identifies and exposes the lies, half-truths and misperceptions that cause havoc and disruption in the workplace, offering time-tested principles addressing workplace challenges and facilitating workplace success and advancement. Written by an experienced NASA engineer with a long career of practical, hands-on experience leading technical teams on complex spaceflight missions, this book leverages years of experience to clearly identify the lies and mistruths prevalent in today’s workforce. Armed with a wealth of examples from his own challenging workplace experiences, each chapter identifies common workplace falsehoods and highlights key principles vital for workplace success. Written in a straightforward, entertaining, and easy to digest manner, Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies dispels commonly accepted workplace myths and provides the reader with the benefits of a lifetime of practical workplace experiences without having to experience the “school of hard knocks” themselves.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Positive Organizational Behavior for Improved Workplace Performance written by Baykal, Elif and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Positive psychology focuses on finding the best one has to offer and repairing the worst to such a degree that one becomes a more responsible, nurturing, and altruistic citizen. However, since businesses are composed of groups and networks, using positive psychology in the workplace requires applications at both the individual and the group levels. There is a need for current studies that examine the practices and efficacy of positive psychology in creating organizational harmony by increasing an individual’s wellbeing. The Handbook of Research on Positive Organizational Behavior for Improved Workplace Performance is a collection of innovative research that combines the theory and practice of positive psychology as a means of ensuring happier employees and higher productivity within an organization. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as team building, spirituality, and ethical leadership, this publication is ideally designed for human resources professionals, psychologists, entrepreneurs, executives, managers, organizational leaders, researchers, academicians, and students seeking current research on methods of nurturing talent and empowering individuals to lead more fulfilled, constructive lives within the workplace.

Download or read book Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior written by B. Sebastian Reiche and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, 5th Edition examines cross-cultural interactions between people, cultures and human resource systems in a wide variety of regions throughout the world. This is truly a Global collection. Features include: * new readings and case studies positioned alongside trusted ‘tried and true’ readings and cases from past editions * a companion website featuring supplemental material and teaching notes to enhance instructors’ abilities to use the readings and cases with their students. Written to enable students to meet the international challenges that they face every day and to sensitize them to the complexity of human resource issues in the era of globalization, this text is a vital resource for all those studying international human resource management.

Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology written by Steven G. Rogelberg and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 1923 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-received first edition of the Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007, 2 vols) established itself in the academic library market as a landmark reference that presents a thorough overview of this cross-disciplinary field for students, researchers, and professionals in the areas of psychology, business, management, and human resources. Nearly ten years later, SAGE presents a thorough revision that both updates current entries and expands the overall coverage, adding approximately 200 new articles, expanding from two volumes to four. Examining key themes and topics from within this dynamic and expanding field of psychology, this work offers a truly cross-cultural and global perspective.

Download or read book Acceptance and Mindfulness at Work written by Steven C. Hayes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative and effective approach to organizational behavioral management Despite more than 40 years of empirical and conceptual research, the contribution of behavior analysis to the world of business remains relatively small and organizational behavior management gets little attention in both the academic and professional communities. Acceptance and Mindfulness at Work presents behavioral analysis of human language that’s ready to use, with applied extensions proven to have a significant impact in organizational settings. The leading experts in the field examine how these ongoing developments can help broaden the exploration of the psychological issues relevant to organizational behavioral management (OBM) in the workplace. Acceptance and Mindfulness at Work presents conceptual and empirical articles, and reviews of working examples of Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) applied to organizational behavior management. The book examines goal setting, feedback, task descriptions, and workers’ ability to learn as examples of how to affect positive change in organizations through increased productivity and improved quality of life in the workplace. The possibilities presented by RTF can lead to advancements in employee safety and training, stress and health management, employee evaluation, managing absenteeism, tardiness, and turnover, and self-management. Acceptance and Mindfulness at Work examines: cognition in OBM industrial/organization (I/O) psychology how interventions using ACT have increased psychological flexibility rule-following feedback task performance feedback programmed schedules of reinforcement goal setting, goal statements, and goal-directed behavior how psychological flexibility and job control can predict learning, job performance, and mental health and much more Acceptance and Mindfulness at Work is a vital professional resource for organization development practitioners and human resource managers.

Download or read book Human Resource Strategies for Organizations in Transition written by R.J. Niehaus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the proceedings of a symposium entitled "Human Resource Strategies for Organizations in Transition" which was held at Salve Regina College, Newport, Rhode Island on May 30 - June 2, 1989. The meeting was sponsored by the Research Committee of the Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS). In developing the agenda, the Research Committee built upon the format of the previous HRPS research symposia. The intent in these meetings is on the linkage of the state-of-practice with the state-of-the-art. Particular attention was placed on research studies which were application oriented so that member organizations can see examples of ways to extend current practices with the knowledge presented by the applications. The meeting has sessions on: (1) Reshaping the Organization for the Twenty-first Century, (2) Coping with Major Organizational Change, (3) Organization Downsizing, (4) Evaluating the Human Resource Function and (5) The Impact of Corporate Culture on Future Human Resource Practices. Thirty papers were presented with discussion sessions at appropriate points in the meeting. This volume contains twenty one of these papers along with an introductory paper. A short summary is also provided at the beginning of each major subdivision into which the papers are arranged.

Download or read book The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook written by Jessica Word and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- PART I Working in the Sector -- 2 Theories of the Nonprofit Sector -- 3 Trends in Nonprofit Employment -- 4 Legal Aspects of Nonprofit Employment -- PART II Building an HRM Infrastructure in a Nonprofit Organization -- 5 Strategic Human Resource Management -- 6 Recruitment and Selection for Nonprofit Organizations -- 7 Succession Planning and Management in Nonprofit Organizations -- 8 Talent Management -- 9 Compensation Practices in Nonprofit Organizations: Examining Practices Adopted by High Performing Nonprofits -- 10 Labor Relations in Nonprofit Organizations -- 11 Engagement, Satisfaction, and Nonprofit Organizations -- 12 Volunteer Management: It All Depends -- 13 Training and Development in Nonprofit Organizations -- 14 Making Nonprofits More Effective: Performance Management and Performance Appraisals -- PART III Emergent Challenges in Nonprofit Human Resource Management -- 15 Interchangeability of Labor: Managing a Mixed Paid and Volunteer Workforce -- 16 Managing Human Resources in International NGOs -- 17 Managing Generational Differences in Nonprofit Organizations -- 18 Diversity and Diversity Management in Nonprofit Organizations -- 19 Technology and Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations -- 20 Conclusion: Toward a Research Agenda for Nonprofit Human Resource Management -- Index

Download or read book Big Data in Organizations and the Role of Human Resource Management written by Tobias M. Scholz and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 2017 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big data are changing the way we work. This book conveys a theoretical understanding of big data and the related interactions on a socio-technological level as well as on the organizational level. Big data challenge the human resource department to take a new role. An organization's new competitive advantage is its employees augmented by big data.

Download or read book Effects of Economic Shocks on Human Behavior Mental Life and the Environment Implications for the Post COVID 19 Crisis Era written by Chi Keung Lau and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book People and Productivity Insights from Industrial Psychology First Edition written by Dr. Ranju Lal and published by Perfect Writer Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N/A

Download or read book Introduction to Industrial Engineering written by Avraham Shtub and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Firsthand Look at the Role of the Industrial Engineer The industrial engineer helps decide how best to utilize an organization’s resources to achieve company goals and objectives. Introduction to Industrial Engineering, Second Edition offers an in-depth analysis of the industrial engineering profession. While also providing a historical perspective chronicling the development of the profession, this book describes the standard duties performed, the tools and terminologies used, and the required methods and processes needed to complete the tasks at hand. It also defines the industrial engineer’s main areas of operation, introduces the topic of information systems, and discusses their importance in the work of the industrial engineer. The authors explain the information system concept, and the need for integrated processes, supported by modern information systems. They also discuss classical organizational structures (functional organization, project organization, and matrix organization), along with the advantages and disadvantages of their use. The book includes the technological aspects (data collection technologies, databases, and decision-support areas of information systems), the logical aspects (forecasting models and their use), and aspects of principles taken from psychology, sociology, and ergonomics that are commonly used in the industry. What’s New in this Edition: The second edition introduces fields that are now becoming a part of the industrial engineering profession, alongside conventional areas (operations management, project management, quality management, work measurement, and operations research). In addition, the book: Provides an understanding of current pathways for professional development Helps students decide which area to specialize in during the advanced stages of their studies Exposes students to ergonomics used in the context of workspace design Presents key factors in human resource management Describes frequently used methods of teaching in the field Covers basic issues relative to ergonomics and human–machine interface Introduces the five basic processes that exist in many organizations Introduction to Industrial Engineering, Second Edition establishes industrial engineering as the organization of people and resources, describes the development and nature of the profession, and is easily accessible to anyone needing to learn the basics of industrial engineering. The book is an indispensable resource for students and industry professionals.

Download or read book Misbehavior in Organizations written by Yoav Vardi and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-09-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoted to the study and management of misbehaviour in work organizations, this volume is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the prevalence of these phenomena; Part II explores important manifestations and antecedents; and Part III presents practical and methodological implications.

Download or read book Human Resource Perspectives on Workplace Bullying in Higher Education written by Leah P. Hollis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analytical volume uses qualitative data, quantitative data, and direct employee experiences to aid understanding of why workplace bullying occurs in universities throughout the US. To address higher education workplace bullying, this text offers data-driven interventions for human resource staff and departments to effectively tackle this destructive phenomenon. Drawing on Hollis’ first-hand research which is supported by findings from a 2019 Human Resources data collection, this text identifies populations which are most vulnerable to discrimination within academia. The data shows how human resource departments, executive leadership, and faculty might proactively intervene to prevent workplace bullying. Divided into two parts, the book offers empirical analysis of structural interventions for human resource efforts to combat workplace bullying in higher education. Second, the book puts forth solutions based on empirical findings for organizations and human resources to combat workplace aggression and civility which hurts higher education. Further, the author examines the specific effect of workplace harassment and cyberbullying on women of color, junior faculty, women, and the LGBTQ community. This text will benefit researchers, doctoral students, and conducting higher education research. Additionally, the book focusses on structural issues which interfere with multicultural education more broadly. Those interested in Human Resource Management, the sociology of education, and gender and sexuality studies and will also enjoy this volume.