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Given that communication is the lifeblood of an organization, managerial leaders need to understand how to use communication strategies to build their teams to achieve organizational objectives. Studies repeatedly point to the impact communication skills have on the ability of managerial leaders to succeed or fail. Too often individuals move into managerial leadership roles without awareness of the need to improve their communication skills. These individuals may be subject matter experts whose technical skills allowed them to succeed as individual team members, but when placed in managerial leadership roles, they fail because they lacked the relationship building skills needed to foster tea...
A balance of practical and applied material which also underpins the crucial theoretical concepts that are being applied in today's human resources. For undergraduate/graduate courses in Human Resource Management.
Virtual teams are an integral part of today's global business environment. Traditional face-to-face communication is frequently being replaced with technology mediated communication methods including phone, email, fax, synchronous chat programs, and videoconferencing. While virtual teams offer various advantages to organizations and individuals in flexibility and the ability to overcome geographic distance, they face unique challenges. Virtual teams are often made up of members of various cultures with diverse communication styles. Men and women also tend to behave differently in virtual environments. Challenges occur in the forming, storming, norming, and performing phases of team development, and virtual teams must be able to cope effectively with those obstacles if they are to be successful and reach their potential. Team participants should be selected carefully for various personal characteristics that help assure success and trained in how to be effective virtual team members. Various team strategies can be implemented to improve effectiveness and satisfaction of virtual team members.
Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, Second Edition explores current topics, such as mass social media, cookies, and cyber-attacks, as well as traditional issues including accounting, discrimination, environmental concerns, and management. The new edition also includes an in-depth examination of current and recent ethical affairs, such as the dangerous work environments of off-shore factories for Western retailers, the negligence resulting in the 2010 BP oil spill, the gender wage gap, the minimum wage debate and increasing income disparity, and the unparalleled level of debt in the U.S. and other countries with the challenges it pr...
This encyclopedia spans the relationships among business, ethics and society, with an emphasis on business ethics and the role of business in society.
Great stories, great science, and great practical advice about how, when, and why to break the rules' – Angela Duckworth, international bestselling author of Grit. Seeking personal growth and professional triumph beyond conventional pathways? Francesca Gino, award-winning Harvard Business School professor, presents Rebel Talent, an exhilarating exploration of the rebel in us, ready to disrupt the status quo for groundbreaking innovation and success. Do you want to follow a script — or write your own story? Rebels are also those among us who change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Instead of clinging to what is safe and familiar, and falling back on routines an...
An author and subject index of business education articles, compiled from a selected list of periodicals and yearbooks published during the year.
Includes references to all entries in: Contemporary authors, Contemporary authors new revision series, Something about the author, Authors in the news.
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This clear, concise, user-friendly book strives to deliver vital communication skills that future professionals need to be successful in both their careers and personal lives. It offers readers the opportunity to involve themselves in the subject matter in a creative, self-directed fashion, thus enhancing the learning process. The book provides readers with complete guidelines for writing letters, memos and reports, preparing and delivering presentations and using technology to communicate. For individuals in need of a review or introduction of business communication skills.