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This edited collection presents the complex theory of kitsch from aesthetic and artistic points of view, transposed into managerial and organisational fields. In the spirit of management aesthetics, on the ground of humanistic management, the central aim of the volume is to show that kitsch is a common phenomenon not only in art and culture but also in management, and its conscious perception and mindful use may be beneficial for achieving organisational and managerial goals efficiently. Due to the diverse research problems covered by particular chapters, no unified methodology is applied in the book; every author applied an optimal method for the selected topic. However, due to the complex ...
First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Theory of the Firm is commonly viewed as axiomatic by business school academicians. Considerations in spanning organizational structures, their boundaries and roles, as well as business strategies all relate to the Theory of the Firm. The dominant Theory of the Firm poses that markets act perfectly to maximize the well- being of society when people act to maximize the personal utility of their individual purchases and firms act to maximize financial returns to their owners. However, burgeoning evidence and discourse across the scientific and policy communities suggests that the economic, social, and environmental consequences of accepting and applying this theory in the organization of b...
Organizations are not human, but they are made up of people. Examining the organization, functioning, growing and developing and moving together as one unit, the well-being and success of that organization depends on the well-being of people that make it up. Love, in its various forms, is the energy that motivates and fuels creativity, care, innovation, progress and well-being. Traditionally, organizational structures have been set up to support compliance and command and control, which often discourages love and creates policies against love at the workplace. The result has been reduced growth, productivity and retention of businesses as well as reduced well-being for employees. This reduce...
The book is the first worldwide publication of a complex theory of management aesthetics in humanistic management based on the aesthetics and arts approach allowing for a complete and systemic understanding of the management art and art management phenomena. The methodology is based on the critical literature review and empirical research applying qualitative, quantitative, and autoethnographic approaches The main goal of this monograph is to create a holistic model that organises the issues of management aesthetics and shows the interdependence of the components of this model. The role of this model should be to perform a central function for a complete and systemic understanding of the phe...
A new edition of the bestseller that has helped aspiring leaders worldwide advance their careers and step up to larger leadership roles. You aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you're busy executing on today's demands. You know you have to carve out time from your "day job" to build your leadership skills, but it’s easy to let immediate problems and old mindsets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra—one of the world's foremost experts on leadership—shows how individuals at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves. In Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Ibarra offers advice to: Redefine your job i...
Actúa como un líder, piensa como un líder es tu libro si aspiras a liderar con mayor impacto y te sientes frustrado porque tienes demasiadas cosas entre manos. Piensas que eres un rehén de lo urgente por encima de lo importante y que tienes que sacar tiempo para desarrollar tus habilidades de liderazgo, Herminia Ibarra te muestra cómo puedes dejar de sentirte así realizando pequeños, pero cruciales, cambios como: -Redefinir tu trabajo para realizar contribuciones más estratégicas. Tus recursos más valiosos son tu tiempo y tu atención: ¿cómo los estás empleando? -Aprender lo que necesitas saber sobre tu trabajo y sobre ti mismo haciéndolo, no solo pensando en ello. -Ser conscie...
This book presents a humanistic science-based framework for management, promoting an ethical and responsible approach to addressing current global societal problems.
The purpose of this juvenile justice workbook is to explore the current challenges in meeting the social developmental needs for youth in the juvenile justice system. This workbook will explore strategies for addressing these challenges at a policy and practice level. The attempt to improve social developmental needs requires the promotion of a practical application outlook for juvenile justice students and workers to provide a service to manage behaviors, along with learning about the offender in order to manage and address specific needs. The purposes of this workbook will be (1) to examine the current juvenile justice practices by which juvenile justice workers provide services and (2) to study core case procedures that juvenile justice workers are using to meet youth offender's needs, and (3) to analyze those practices that exist for juvenile justice worker to meet social developmental needs.