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The Proposed Contagion Effect of Hopeful Leaders on the Resiliency of Employees and Organizations: The emergence of positive psychology and positive organizational behavior has clearly shown that hope is a strength that has many important implications for embattled organizations - both in terms of effective leadership and employee retention and performance. The purpose of this paper is to not only give the background of...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, AllBusiness.com, organizational behavior, leadership, leader, performance; White papers
How to Win at Office Politics: How to Win at Office PoliticsGreat Article!I really love the article, it reminds me of a walk through of the 48 laws of power, a great book on basically the same topic. I think that your suggestions are very down to earth, understandable, and fair.There was however a typo...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Recruitment & Selection, Business ethics, organizational behavior, workplace, ethics, Office Politics, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2007-07-11
10 Underrated Business Books: They are hardly traditional, but by challenging conventional wisdom, these books explain the big ideas that are essential to business success. Economics ...; Tags: Geoffrey James, Books, incentive, organizational behavior, statistical analysis, long tail, public relations, worker, marketing, job, Internet; Articles 2007-08-24
An Outline of organizational behavior: All professional managers will tell that organizational behavior is a fundamental part of their profession. Organizational behavior is a study that gives managers knowledge on how they should act in the most effective ways working in organizations, especially when it comes to large organizations. It is laid out in several...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, EzineArticles.com, organizational behavior, knowledge; White papers 2006-10-27
Modeling and Simulation of organizational behavior in Emergency Response: This paper presents the modeling and simulation of the organizational behavior of emergency response in disasters, aiming to use it for the design and assessment of emergency response systems. The authors identified and categorized various rules, protocols, and procedures for emergency response by task analyses, observations, and records of emergency...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, emergency response, organizational behavior, disaster management, modeling, training; White papers 2005-12-08

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Entrepreneur's Intentions and Objectives: Entrepreneurship has become an important issue for policy. At one level, enterprise creation is recognized as important for employment growth and effecting structural change; at another, there is concern to encourage existing firms to become more entrepreneurial as a means of enhancing international competitiveness. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) reflected in recurring...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, University of Cambridge, entrepreneurial, organizational behavior, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship; White papers 2003-09-01
What Is organizational behavior: Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on behavior within the organization. This impact works towards improving the organization’s effectiveness. In this context, the paper delves into the concept of organization, management functions, and management skills. It also discusses the...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Texas A&M University, organizational behavior, Total Quality Management; Presentations 2003-01-01
Big Dog's Leadership Page - organizational behavior: Organizational Behavior is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach. That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole person, whole group, whole organization, and whole social system. Its purpose is to...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, organizational behavior, leadership, knowledge; White papers 2003-01-01
organizational behavior Course Model: Motivation is important because delegation without constant supervision is necessary, motivated employees can provide competitive advantage by offering suggestions & working to satisfy customers. It provides details about the implication on theories such as rewards, personal beliefs/values, and goals and needs theory. It also mentions about motivation as a form...; Tags: Leadership, Iowa State University, organizational behavior, motivation, competitive advantage, theory; Presentations 2003-01-01
organizational behavior: Understanding Work Teams: Teams may not always be the answer to better productivity and increased quality performance. This white paper brings forth how teamwork may and may not prove a worthy solution in different situations. Though teams increase employee motivation and expands job skills, teams could also have a negative impact and issues...; Tags: Team management, California State University, organizational behavior, team, teamwork, job; Presentations 2003-01-01
organizational behavior, 8e Schermerhorn, Hunt, And Osborn: The Human Resources (HR) management function in an organization is responsible for providing, developing, nurturing, and cultivating an efficient workforce to carry out the organization’s strategy. HR has to oversee that the ‘right’ people are allocated to the ‘right’ jobs so that efficient work output follows. Performance Appraisal (PA) is...; Tags: Performance management, Team management, Recruitment & Selection, Performance Appraisal, Human Resources, organizational behavior, performance, workforce, job, strategy; Presentations 2003-01-01
Core Concepts Of organizational behavior: Decision-making is the process of evaluating different alternative solutions to a given problem and choosing the most appropriate solution from amongst them. It starts from problem identification and ends with implementing the final chosen solution and doing a follow up. The paper examines the role of decision-making in organizations and...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, John Wiley & Sons Inc., decision-making, organizational behavior; Presentations 2003-01-01
Strategic Workforce Engagement: Designing the Behavior of Organizations for Competitive Advantage: "Most managers would admit that aligning behavior with strategy is important. Indeed, they spend considerable time and energy trying to shape the behavioral characteristics of the organizations they run. And yet, relatively few are confident that they do so effectively. Part of the problem is that they lack rigorous ...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, organizational behavior, competitive advantage, workforce, strategy, tool; White papers 2000-08-01

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Kimball International, Inc. Declares Dividend: JASPER, Ind. -- The Board of Directors of Kimball International, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBALB) today declared a quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share on Class B Common stock and 15 1/2 cents per share on Class A Common stock payable July 15, 2008, to Share Owners of record on June...; Articles 2008-04-15
BST Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee: Culture, Leadership Critical to Reducing Workplace Injuries: BST testifies at Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee hearing on serious OSHA violations; data show safety program effectiveness is influenced by the culture that leaders create WASHINGTON, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- In a hearing today before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Behavioral...; Articles 2008-04-01
Intergenerational Workforce, Revisited, The: Abstract Factors associated with generational differences are explored as they pertain to the workplace and organizational life. The authors conclude there are little differences between fundamental motivations and organizational behavior across the various age groupings commonly used in popular literature and media. Organization development consultants and human resource managers...; Articles 2008-04-01
Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Exploring the Relationship Between Organizational Factors and Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Desirability in a Corporate Setting: While efforts at understanding how the entrepreneurial spirit is awakened (e.g., unwrapping the cognitive "black box") have been productive in the new venture context, it remains largely unexplored in a corporate setting. This study extends previous research by investigating the relationship between organizational antecedents and perceptions of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and...; Articles 2008-04-01
BST Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee: Culture, Leadership Critical to Reducing Workplace Injuries: To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Rebecca Nigel, +1-805-646-4595, ext. 145,rebecca.nigel@bstsolutions.com WASHINGTON, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- In a hearing todaybefore the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and WorkplaceSafety, Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. (BST) testified thatorganizational leaders strongly influence the effectiveness ofinjury reduction programs through the cultures they create. Datashow that...; Articles 2008-04-01
Get angry, Hillary.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY): Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Get angry, Hillary We recalled in this column on Monday that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton decided against a recent spread in the pages of Vogue for fear of appearing "too feminine," according to her...; Articles 2008-03-20
Demythologizing diversity in higher education: Why has it taken so long for institutions of higher education to move beyond lip service to genuine inclusion for minority and female faculty and staff? The "business case" for diversity has never been more compelling, and, while a number of universities have developed strategic diversity plans--explicitly recognizing this as...; Articles 2008-03-06