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Leaders and observers from diverse perspectives are starting to discover the interrelatedness of their concerns. In Shared Purpose, ten cutting-edge thinkers make a striking proposal: If business wants a productive workforce, it must take a leadership role in solidifying our social web. Shared Purpose provides an insightful look into the complexities of this interconnectedness and supplies creative solutions, recommendations, and current examples...

When behavorism was at its peak, personality psychologists were held siege by the popular concept that context, not personality, determines behavior. This book describes the newest developments in measurement and methodology that demonstrate the indisputable relevance of personality theory in the workplace. This is particularly true in the areas of personnel selection, job performance, worker management, and they study of leadership. It also discusses...

"Making Good explores the choices confronting young workers who join the ranks of three dynamic professions - journalism, science, and acting - and looks at how the novices navigate moral dilemmas posed by a demanding, frequently lonely professional life. The authors also uncover striking comparisons between these young professionals and the veterans in their fields: most notably, older workers recall inspiring models and mentors, while today's beginners...

Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding : Human dignity, the ability to establish a sense of self-worth and self-respect and to enjoy the respect of others, is necessary for a fully realized life. Working with dignity is a fundamental part of achieving a life well-lived, yet the workplace often poses challenging obstacles because of mismanagement or managerial abuse. Defending dignity and...

"In Managing Workplace Negativity, Topchik explains how to spot this insidious killer of workplace efficiency, as well as how to put negative individuals, teams, and organizations back on the road to recovery." "Topchik illustrates that the outcomes of negativity can be surprisingly tangible, such as increased customer complaints, increased error rates, declining work quality - and particularly damaging in today's tough labor market - increased employee...

This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas Morris clearly shows, racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions or guidelines. Therefore, laws governing slaves and slavery had to be incorporated into the body of English common law that formed the basis of legal culture throughout the...

In one of his most important books, the renowned historian Eugene D. Genovese examines slave revolts in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil, placing them in the context of modern world history. By studying the conditions that favored these revolts and the history of slave guerrilla warfare throughout the Western Hemisphere, he connects the ideology of the revolts to the ideology of the great revolutionary movements of the late eighteenth...