The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior or Instructor Excellence

The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior

Author: Edwin A Lock

This international handbook provides students and managers with an essential resource connecting the theories to the real world of organizations and showing how to apply them.

• Goes beyond other handbooks by linking theory to practice in the real world.

• Gives students and managers practical principles to apply to all types of work situation.

• Includes contributions from a selection of experts from all over the world.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Contributors and Editor
	Editor's Introduction
1	Select on Intelligence	3
2	Select on Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability	15
3	Structure Interviews to Hire the Best People	29
4	Design Training Systematically	43
5	Design Performance Appraisal Systems to Improve Performance	60
6	Promote Job Satisfaction through Mental Challenge	75
7	Control Turnover by Understanding its Causes	90
8	Motivate Employee Performance through Goal-setting	107
9	Cultivate Self-efficacy for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness	120
10	Motivate Performance through Empowerment	137
11	Pay for Performance	150
12	Provide Recognition for Performance Improvement	166
13	Promote Procedural Justice to Enhance Acceptance of Work Outcomes	181
14	Compose Teams to Assure Successful Boundary Activity	199
15	Excel through Group Process	211
16	Manage Intra-team Conflict through Collaboration	226
17	Use Power Effectively	241
18	Lead through Vision and Values	257
19	Foster Trust through Competence, Honesty, and Integrity	274
20	Design Structure to Fit Strategy	291
21	Use Participation to Share Information and Distribute Knowledge	304
22	Make Good Decisions by Effectively Managing the Decision-making Process	316
23	Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion	331
24	Manage Stress at Work through Preventive and Proactive Coping	342
25	Manage Conflict through Negotiation and Mediation	356
26	Lead Organizational Change by Creating Dissatisfaction and Realigning the Organization with New Competitive Realities	370
27	Promote Equal Opportunity by Recognizing Gender Differences in the Experience of Work and Family	389
28	Use Information Technology as a Catalyst for Organizational Change	404
29	Make Management Practice Fit the National Culture	418
	Index	435

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Instructor Excellence: Mastering the Delivery of Training

Author: Bob Powers

When the first edition of Instructor Excellence was published in 1992, it became an instant bestseller among professionals who deliver and manage training. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition complements the timeless standards that made the first edition a classic as well as covers relevant developments in the design and delivery of training, including online and videoconferencing facilitation and current research on what sets exemplary instructors apart from the average.

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A guide for both experienced and novice instructors of adult training programs, suggesting how to prepare for classes, inspire participation, develop presentation skills, use training aids, and evaluate the course's effectiveness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)