Research in Organizational Behavior (Volume 19): Vol 19 - Hardcover

Staw, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762301791 ISBN 13: 9780762301799

Publisher: Elsevier, 1997

Synopsis

This is the 19th volume in a series of reviews of research in organizational behaviour. This volume covers such topics as: motivational traits and skills; the dispositional causes of job satisfaction; the ways and means of studying group processes; and managing grand scale construction projects.

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About the Author

Barry M. Staw is the Lorraine T. Mitchell Professor of Leadership and Communication at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and has previously served on the faculties at the University of Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa, and UCLA. He is the author of more than 60 academic articles and has edited several hooks on organizational behavior. He has served on the editorial boards of most major journals in the fields of organizational behavior and applied psychology, and is founder and co-editor of the annual series, "Research in Organizational Behavior." Professor Staw's current research interests include the relationship of affect and emotion to work performance, the escalation of commitment, organizational innovation, and the linkage of psychological processes to organizational strategy. He recently received the Academy of Management's Scholarly Contributions Award in recognition of his career achievements in research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762301791
• ISBN 13: 9780762301799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 420