March 29, 2011
By: Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn
The Third Edition of this key resource provides a means of understanding and changing organizational culture in order to make organizations more effective. It provides validated instruments for diagnosing organizational culture and management competency; a theoretical framework (competing values) for understanding organizational culture; and a systematic strategy and methodology for changing organizational culture and personal behavior. New edition includes online versions of the MSAI and OCAI assessments and new discussions of the implications of national cultural profiles.
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October 1, 2010
By: Kim S. Cameron
This comprehensive volume identifies the foundations and scholarly development of the construct of organizational effectiveness, charting its emergence and maturing in organizational studies literature.
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July 25, 2010
By: Erika H. James, Lynn Perry Wooten
Topic(s): Positive Leadership
Keyword(s): Thriving
At a macro level, there is the pressure of worldwide competition and the need to operate across the globe. At the micro level, there is pressure of individuals or departments to produce more with increasingly fewer resources. Pressure is at once the precipitator and the consequence of crisis. Leaders who can flourish under pressure will […]
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December 29, 2009
By: Barbara Fredrickson
Topic(s): Positive Ethics & Virtues
Keyword(s): Happiness, healthy, positive relationships, positivity, Relationships
World renowned researcher Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls “the upward spiral.” You’ll discover: What positivity is, and why it needs to be heartfelt to be effective The ten sometimes surprising forms of positivity Why positivity is more important […]
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June 1, 2009
By: Robert E. Quinn, Ryan W. Quinn
Ryan and Robert Quinn combine research and experience to demonstrate how we can elevate ourselves and the situations and people around us to greater heights of integrity, openness, and achievement-the psychological equivalent of aerodynamic lift.
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May 30, 2009
By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Jane Dutton
This edited volume aims to forge new ground in identity research and organizations through a compilation of new frame-breaking chapters on positive identity written by leading identity scholars.
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August 7, 2008
By: Kim S. Cameron, Charles C. Manz, Karen P. Manz, Robert D. Marx, Judi Neal
With interdisciplinary insights by many of the world’s leading management thinkers, the book includes conceptual treatments, empirical research, and actual cases concerning virtuous behavior and leadership under conditions of crises, and ordinary and exemplary times.
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November 17, 2006
By: Jane Dutton, Belle Rose Ragins
Topic(s): Positive Relationships
This edited volume brings together a select group of leading organizational scholars for the purpose of developing a foundation-setting book on positive relationships at work. Positive Relationships at Work (PRW) is a rich new interdisciplinary domain of inquiry that focuses on the generative processes, relational mechanisms and outcomes associated with positive relationships between people at work. This volume builds a solid foundation for this promising new area of scholarly inquiry and offers a multidisciplinary exploration of how relationships at work become a source of growth, vitality, learning and generative states of human and collective flourishing. A unique feature of the book is the use of a connecting commentator chapter at the end of each section. The Commentator Chapters, written by preeminent scholars, uncover and discuss integrative themes that emerge within sections.
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September 4, 2006
By: Kim S. Cameron, Edward D. Hess
Topic(s): Positive Ethics & Virtues, Positive Leadership
Values-based leadership is based upon honesty, respect, trust, and dignity, and it regards every employee within a company as a valued human being. This book shows how leaders can create extraordinary outcomes without sacrificing performance and profits, by acting ethically and virtuously, and treating all stakeholders with respect and dignity.
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August 1, 2006
By: Kim S. Cameron, Marc Lavine
Topic(s): Positive Leadership
Making the Impossible Possible reveals how breakthrough levels of performance can be achieved by any organization. Their example: the stunning success in the cleanup of Rocky Flats, one of the worst environmental disasters in the world.
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July 23, 2006
By: Wayne Baker
Topic(s): Positive Ethics & Virtues
Keyword(s): America, American, society, values
Is America bitterly divided? Has America lost its traditional values? Many politicians and religious leaders believe so, as do the majority of Americans, based on public opinion polls taken over the past several years. But is this crisis of values real? This book explores the moral terrain of America today, analyzing the widely held perception […]
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April 12, 2004
By: Robert E. Quinn
Topic(s): Positive Leadership
Keyword(s): Change
This comprehensive volume identifies the foundations and scholarly development of the construct of organizational effectiveness, charting its emergence and maturing in organizational studies literature.
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