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Managing human behavior in public & nonprofit organizations / Robert B. Denhardt, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Maria P. Aristigueta.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2002.Description: xv, 456 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0761920722 (cloth)
  • 0761924744 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JF1351 .D449 2002
Contents:
Organizational Behavior As A Way Of Thinking And Acting -- The Roots of Organizational Behavior -- Some Early History -- Values and Assumptions of Organizational Behavior -- Knowing And Managing Yourself -- Life Experiences -- Your Lifeline -- Improving Your Sense of Self -- The Power of Vision -- Assessing Yourself -- Increasing Self-Knowledge -- A Vision Statement -- Laura's Dilemma -- Fostering Creativity -- Characteristics of Creative Individuals -- Conceptual Skills and Abilities -- Creativity as Behavior -- Creativity as a Process -- An Integrated Perspective on Creativity -- Why Do We Need Creativity in Public Organizations? -- The Creative Process -- Roles in the Creative Process -- Impediments to Creativity -- Defining the Problem Incorrectly -- Judging Ideas too Quickly -- Stopping at the First Acceptable Idea -- Lack of Support -- Other Ways of Thwarting Creativity -- Fostering Creativity in Organizations -- Challenging Work -- Supportive Supervision -- Organizational and Work Group Culture -- Workload Pressures and Resources -- Fostering Creativity--Putting It All Together -- Techniques for Improving Creativity -- The Idea Box or Matrix Analysis -- Synectics -- Enhancing Your Personal Creativity -- Using Analogies -- A Creativity Challenge -- Managing Stress -- Symptoms of Stress -- Stress Inventory -- Sources of Stress -- Coping With Stress -- The Consequences and Costs of Stress -- Stress: Good, Bad, and Ugly -- Sources of Stress on the Job -- Interpersonal Relationships -- Role Ambiguity and Conflict.
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Organizational Behavior As A Way Of Thinking And Acting --
The Roots of Organizational Behavior --
Some Early History --
Values and Assumptions of Organizational Behavior --
Knowing And Managing Yourself --
Life Experiences --
Your Lifeline --
Improving Your Sense of Self --
The Power of Vision --
Assessing Yourself --
Increasing Self-Knowledge --
A Vision Statement --
Laura's Dilemma --
Fostering Creativity --
Characteristics of Creative Individuals --
Conceptual Skills and Abilities --
Creativity as Behavior --
Creativity as a Process --
An Integrated Perspective on Creativity --
Why Do We Need Creativity in Public Organizations? --
The Creative Process --
Roles in the Creative Process --
Impediments to Creativity --
Defining the Problem Incorrectly --
Judging Ideas too Quickly --
Stopping at the First Acceptable Idea --
Lack of Support --
Other Ways of Thwarting Creativity --
Fostering Creativity in Organizations --
Challenging Work --
Supportive Supervision --
Organizational and Work Group Culture --
Workload Pressures and Resources --
Fostering Creativity--Putting It All Together --
Techniques for Improving Creativity --
The Idea Box or Matrix Analysis --
Synectics --
Enhancing Your Personal Creativity --
Using Analogies --
A Creativity Challenge --
Managing Stress --
Symptoms of Stress --
Stress Inventory --
Sources of Stress --
Coping With Stress --
The Consequences and Costs of Stress --
Stress: Good, Bad, and Ugly --
Sources of Stress on the Job --
Interpersonal Relationships --
Role Ambiguity and Conflict.

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