Environmentally Sustainable Work Behavior
Davis, M. C., & Challenger, R. (2013). Environmentally sustainable work behaviors. In P.C. Flood & Y. Freeney (Eds.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Management: Organizational Behavior (3rd ed., Vol. 11).
Promoting environmentally sustainable (pro-environmental) work behavior has rapidly increased as an area of interest... more Promoting environmentally sustainable (pro-environmental) work behavior has rapidly increased as an area of interest in recent years for OB scholars. This article summarizes how the field has emerged from the broader sustainability agenda, describes the most influential theories and discusses the behavioral techniques employed in intervention studies. Major challenges and opportunities for research into environmentally sustainable work behavior are identified, in particular the need to integrate the diverse literature and utilize common methods and measures to aid theoretical advancement.
Download (.pdf) Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace: A Handbook for Organizations and Clinicians
Jeffrey P. Kahn & Alan M. Langlieb, Editors.
Jossey-Bass/Wiley 2003
Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace is a comprehensive and practical guide to identifying, understanding,... more Mental Health and Productivity in the Workplace is a comprehensive and practical guide to identifying, understanding, preventing, and resolving individual and organizational mental health problems in the workplace. Originally published as Mental Health in the Workplace (Van Nostrand/Wiley, 1993), this completely revised, updated, and expanded edition represents the most current thinking in the field and contains contributions from an expert panel of organizational and occupational psychiatrists. With fifty percent more chapters, this new edition adds essential material on creating systems and cultures that encourage organizational productivity and employee mental health and on finding cost-effective,quality mental health care. The book focuses on problems that start "at the top" (executive dysfunction) as well as on the effects of organizational structure, office politics, chronic change, downsizing and employment uncertainty, office wide emotional crises, and aspects of organizational development. In addition, this helpful resource includes information about such basic issues as anxiety, stress, burnout, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, and psychosis.
Have a Nice Conflict
by Tim Scudder
Scudder, T., Patterson, M., & Mitchell, K. (2012). Have a Nice Conflict. Jossey Bass: San Francisco, CA.
Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge
co-edited with Meinolf Dierkes, John Child & Ikujiro Nonaka,
Oxford University Press 2001
Finalist For The 2002 Academy of Management's Terry Book Award
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of Organizational Learning and related issues of... more This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of Organizational Learning and related issues of knowledge in organizations. It explains its origins, current applications and where it may be going. It provides a full account of varied disciplinary approaches, and discusses major issues in the field. With contributions from leading international experts, the book will be an invaluable resource for scholars, students and professionals.
Organisationslernen—institutionelle und kulturelle Dimensionen. WZB Jahrbuch 1998
co-edited with Horst Albach, Meinolf Dierkes & Kristina Vaillant
Journal of applied economics and business research
Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research
6710 Sussex Avenue, 102, Burnaby V5H3C6 Canada
OR
Filiz Karabag
Södertörns University
Room no: F 1004
Alfred Nobels allé 7, Flemingsberg
141 89 Huddinge Stockholm Sweden
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to publish the third issue of The Journal of Applied Economics and... more
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to publish the third issue of The Journal of Applied Economics and Business Research that contains four inaugural papers featuring both fine quality and a wide spectrum of topics across applied economics, business and finance. We hope you will enjoy these readings. To view articles, visit http://www.aebrjournal.org/current-issue.html.
We now welcome your full papers, research notes, review papers, conference reports, and other related materials for the second issue. Articles of between 5,000 and 8,000 words can be sent via e-mail to editorial team at fsuvankulov@aya.yale.edu or filiz.karabag@sh.se
We look forward to an interesting second issue!
Yours truly,
Alisher Akhmedjonov,
Filiz Karabag,
Farrukh Suvankulov
Associate Editors
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The Governance of Relations in Markets and Organizations.
Co-edited with Werner Raub and Chris Snijders; Volume 20 of Research in the Sociology of Organizations
Transactions often differ on important dimensions from spot exchanges on perfect neo-classical markets. Information is... more
Transactions often differ on important dimensions from spot exchanges on perfect neo-classical markets. Information is seldom complete and instantaneous exchange is just as rare as full competition. The authors in this volume extend the standard economic model stressing the proposition that the social context is an important determinant of the governance of transactions. To foster the development of a body of cumulative knowledge in the new economic sociology, this approach is consistently applied to a diversity of topics including purchase relations, strategic alliances, and relations among lawyers and clients as well as employers and employees. This volume is divided in three parts. The first part surveys purposive behaviour models in research on governance as well as theoretical work extending these models. The contributions in the second and third part all have an empirical component and deal with governance in the various phases of exchange relations: search and selection, negotiating and contracting, contract execution and performance, and conflict regulation. The second part focuses on governance in markets, while the third part discusses governance in organizations.
The Physical Environment of the Office: Contemporary and Emerging Issues
Co-authored with Des Leach and Chris Clegg
Pre-publication proofs (minor amendments made to printed copy).
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Institutional Economics and Psychoanalysis: How Can They Collaborate for a Better Understanding of Individual-Society Dynamics?
UNI Service, January 2009, Second Edition, link
http://www.uni-service.it/institutional-economics-and-psychoanalysis.h
The idea of carrying out this work stems from the observation that although institutional economics deals with the... more
The idea of carrying out this work stems from the observation that although institutional economics deals with the study of human actions and motivations in their historical evolution, there has been in many cases a lack of scientific collaboration with other fields of social and psychological sciences; in this regard, psychoanalysis is a case in point.
In light of these problems, our work can be synthesized as follows: institutional economics, especially through Veblen's and Commons's contributions, has highlighted a number of aspects that provide a better understanding of the inner nature of social and economic relations. This has been realized through the elaboration of concepts which characterize, in their continual refining, the core of institutional economics: these include ceremonial/instrumental behaviour dichotomy, instincts, culture, evolution, habits, power, path-dependency, tacit knowledge, technology, collective action, going concerns, working rules and social valuing.
In this regard, a systematic collaboration between institutional economics, psychoanalysis and other heterodox fields of social sciences can help us to analyze the following interrelated issues:
* The evolutionary and conflicting nature of habits, routines, organizations, institutions and social valuing.
* The evolutionary and conflicting nature of individual and collective decision-making processes.
* The analysis of structural problems, in particular in developing countries, and the role of institutions and policies in economic and social change.
This collaboration can greatly benefit from contributions provided by other disciplines as well. In this respect, the fact that institutional economics shares significant aspects with important strands of social sciences and with pragmatist and cognitive psychology constitutes an enriching element that can contribute to a more fruitful collaboration between all these theories and psychoanalysis.
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Rischi psicosociali e benessere organizzativo.
Franco Angeli Editore, Milano, Italia, 2007
Co-authored with:Laura Beccia, Arduino Berra, Diego Boerchi, Savina Bordoni, Paolo Capretti, Katia Castorini, Andrea Cavazzoni, Pierangelo Costa, Rosanna Gallo, Antonio Mobilia, Tommaso Prestipino, Alessandro Reati, Gian Piero Riboni, Silvia Spagnoli, Laura Speccher
I rischi psicosociali ed il benessere organizzativo rappresentano oggi una specificità, sempre più importante e... more
I rischi psicosociali ed il benessere organizzativo rappresentano oggi una specificità, sempre più importante e significativa, per osservare e leggere le organizzazioni, da parte di coloro che, per il loro ruolo, sono chiamati a gestirne e curarne gli sviluppi, i cambiamenti e le competenze professionali.
In questi ambiti di intervento sono stati elaborati orientamenti, norme e direttive a livello mondiale, attraverso l'OMS, e a livello europeo sono state emanate dalla Commissione relativa le Direttive Quadro 89/391. Ciò significa avere riconosciuto che la salute e la sicurezza nei contesti organizzativi, rappresentano una risorsa e, nello stesso tempo, un obiettivo di tipo strategico, da tutelare sotto il profilo psicosociologico.
Il funzionamento delle organizzazioni e nelle organizzazioni presenta quindi un nuovo spazio di prestazioni professionali, non solo per gli psicologi del lavoro, ma anche per i ruoli di gestore delle risorse umane, di formatore, di responsabile della sicurezza, di consulente e, soprattutto, di governo manageriale.
A tali ruoli il testo offre dati, suggestioni e spunti di riflessione professionale riguardanti segnali e sintomi di malessere e prefigurazioni di possibile promozione di benessere.
Managing Organizational Change in Public Services: international issues, challenges and cases
Co-edited with Calum MacLeod
This edited collection focuses on the organizational dimensions of change management, identifying and analyzing the... more
This edited collection focuses on the organizational dimensions of change management, identifying and analyzing the development, implementation and evaluation of public service change initiatives. Combining theory and practice, it boasts case studies from around the world, as well as comparative analysis across a range of public service sectors.
From the Back Cover
Forming part of the Understanding Organizational Change series, Managing Organizational Change in Public Services focuses on the organizational dimension of change management in public services. Combining aspects of change management theory with ‘real life’ practice in the form of organizational cases from different regions and sectors, this edited collection identifies and analyzes significant issues regarding the development, implementation and evaluation of public service change initiatives. Featuring contributions from leading authors in the field, this text provides an overview of organizational change management with a focus on leadership, management, and strategies for change.
Looking at cases from Europe and North America, Managing Organizational Change in Public Services offers both a global, as well as a cross-sector analysis of this complex and challenging process. Different sectors that are examined include:
Transport
Health
Education
This book offers an excellent introduction to change management and how it works within the public service organizations internationally. It will be vital reading for all those engaged with the study or practice of this dynamic subject.
Extendable Rationality: Understanding Decision Making in Organizations
Third and Final Draft, June 2010
What you have here is Chapter 1 of my book on decision making. The objective of the book is to show how our... more
What you have here is Chapter 1 of my book on decision making. The objective of the book is to show how our understanding of decision making processes can be enhanced through the adoption of a novel approach to cognition.
Following the distributed cognition approach, Simon's idea of bounds in rationality is challenged and the perspective that we should focus on potentials instead of limits (or bounds) of our cognition is presented.
If interested in reading more about this, please feel free to email me.
This book is expected to appear in the Fall of 2010 with Springer Publishing, NY. Thanks for reading!
Globalization in India: New Frontiers and Emerging Challenges
EDITORS: SWAPAN KUMAR PRAMANICK & RAMANUJ GANGULY
This book is not intended to be clubbed under ‘globalony’. Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action, a... more
This book is not intended to be clubbed under ‘globalony’. Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action, a recently formed body in Kolkata, West Bengal, undertook this book-project to bring out to the fore oft neglected inter-disciplinary discussions and analysis about the impact of the process of globalization on the social institutions like marriage, family, economy, politics, education and religion. It is true that analysis of every institution could not be included in this anthology, and the reason is obvious – dearth of manageable space. However, in the fifteen papers included here specialists from various disciplines have been invited to write for this book so that insight from multiple arenas can enrich our understanding about the process of globalization.
Globalization is not a static social phenomenon rather is extremely transitory, fluid, and often very disruptive. There are many reasons for which the process of globalization is considered to be so. It is for the social scientists to explore these reasons so that these reasons can be empirically examined, causally analyzed, and qualitatively treated. In this age of ‘globalony’, it is not uncommon to see pseudo-intellectuals to take sides either for or against the process of globalization. What is common among them is the fact that there is an absence of academic rigor that will permit them to go beyond rhetoric. For example, the most common skirmish that we witness in the name of globalization, in any academic forum worth a penny, is its egalitarian nature. The lines of divide are very and exact. But what is lost in the process is the realization that ultimately globalization is a process of capitalistic systems and free societies, which deceptively promotes the vested interests of the powerful private corporations and dominant powerful countries, therefore, it cannot provide fair competition, and resolve the tensions. Many a times we forget to remember the embedded contradiction in the process of globalization is the fact that ‘private property’ is both giver and taker of ‘human dignity and equal rights’ depending upon the social structure or the relation of production. So there is nothing to despair when we see the forces of globalization destabilizing the foundation of free society dependent on democratic ideals. Another overrated aspect of globalization is its tools, i.e. the rapid and unprecedented advance in communication and information technologies, assuming that people can and will take advantage of these and improve their quality of life. However, unprecedented advancement in communication and information technologies has aggravated the feeling of deprivation among majority of the population of the world by images and evidences of the huge gap in wealth and comfort between the rich and the poor. If we look at the argument of breaking down of barriers and borders among nation states due the process of globalization then we have to only look at the ever increasing rules and regulations that are being devised to protect nations from in-migration of people and exodus of industry and employment. The ‘dream sale’ of globalization by sanctifying the role of the capitalist powerhouse nations is done by introducing new parameters of measuring poverty prescribed by financial institutions, like World Bank, so that vicious cycle of poverty is hidden by reduced number of people below-poverty-line. Oppression and sufferings are relegated to the background as globalization is celebrated in academic discourse. For this reason, many a times we are unable to point out the fact that the chaos and unrest or violence or identity politics among groups are mostly caused by differential access to goods and services, and paradoxical expenditure pattern, and not because of clashes of civilization. Nevertheless, the states delude themselves in the name of globalization and spend more in suppressing chaos and violence rather that spending the same amount of resources in tackling issues like poverty and human rights violation. Similarly, the area of education and health has become profit making enterprises, and the role of globalization is to phase out the state from its welfare principles for its citizens.
It is expected that this anthology will be able to avoid such anomaly, and will give us a fresh perspective, taking input from various social science discipline, regarding the process of globalization and its impact on growing economy and changing society of India. Treatment in all the papers have been preferably done qualitatively, therefore, these papers are expected to open up avenues of new research for future among post-graduate students and research scholars, instead of blocking them into theoretical compartments and stereotypes. Towards this end all our contributors have been very sensitive. We would like to say thanks to all of them keeping faith in this project of Center of Associates for Sociological Studies and Action, Kolkata
CONTRIBUTORS: (i) Sangeeta Mahapatra (The writer is the Executive Editor of Business Economics and Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellow, currently doing research on counter-terrorism strategies at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University, U.S.A) - Economic Globalisation: Understanding the Process beyond the Polemics; (ii) Dr. R. N. Mohanty, (Reader in Sociology, Bhadrak Autonomous Government College, Bhadrak, Orissa) - Globalization and Sustainable Development: Contextualising a Sociological Discourse; (iii) Purba Chattopadhyay (Lecturer in Economics, Gobardanga Hindu College, West Bengal) -Globalization, Crony Capitalism & the Indian Context of SEZ; (iv) Swarna Sadasivam Vepa (Programme Director and Ford Foundation Chair for Women and Sustainable Food Security, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai) - Impact of Globalization on the Food Consumption of Urban India (v) Sonia Bhalotra (University of Bristol, UK) - The Impact Of Economic Liberalization On Employment And Wages In India (vi) Dr.Sudeshna Basu Mukherjee (Reader, Dept. of Sociology, Calcutta University) and Prof. Anjali Ray (Dept. of Applied Psychology, Calcutta University) - Global Forces of Change and Innovation: Issues of Organizational Stress (vii) Prof. Biswajit Ghosh, (Dept. of Sociology, Burdwan University) - How to Govern Corporate Houses? Significance of Industrial Democracy and Social Unionism in the Context of Globalisation (viii) Dr. Kalim Siddiqui, (Senior lecturer, Department of Strategy and Marketing, University of Huddersfield, UK) - Globalisation and Neo-liberal Economic Reforms in India: A Critical Review (ix) Gomathy Narayan (former Head, Dept of Political Science, Loreto College) - The Indo US Nuclear Deal in an era of Globalization (x) Dr. Susan Dewey, (Part-time Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology, DePauw University) - Falling in Love in Mumbai: Professional Women and Companionate Marriage (xi) Dr. Amit Sanyal, (Deputy Secretary to Government of West Bengal in Bio-Technology Department, West Bengal) - Changing Urban Landscape: A Socio-Semiotic Profile of a Shopping Mall in Kolkata (xii) Dr. Vandana Asthana, (Department of government, Eastern Washington University) - Whose water, for whom and at what costs? The water privatization process, global politics and ecological struggles in India (xiii) Mr. Abir Chattopadhyay, (Lecturer in Journalism, Jaipuria College, Kolkata) - Beyond Globalization: A Cultural Study [A New CMIE Matrix] (xiv) Ms. Samarpita Ghosh Roy, (Lecturer in Sociology, Rani Birla College Kolkata) - Hindi Popular Cinema: Negotiating the Global and the Nation (xv) Gargi Mukhopadhyay (Lecturer, Dept. of Pol. Science, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata) Globalization and Terrorism
Prof. Swapan Kumar Pramanick is a very well known sociologist of the region who is presently the Vice Chancellor of Vidyasagar University in Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He specializes in Indian Sociological Thought and Theory, Marxist Sociology, and Indian Stratification System, and has published numerous papers and three books. In the field of higher education and sociology in the state of West Bengal, India, his contribution as administrator and organizer has been relentless and inspiring. For long he has been associated with Indian Sociological Society, and is one of the founder member and former President of Sociological Association of West Bengal.
Dr. Ramanuj Ganguly is a sociologist specializing in Sociology of Religion and contemporary Indian social issues, presently working as Reader and head of the Department of Sociology in West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal. He has numerous articles and two books to his credit. His forthcoming books are on sociological theory, concepts, and on B.R. Ambedkar. He is the Managing Editor of Bharatiya Samajik Chintan, and one of the Assistant Editors of West Bengal Sociological Review. He also performs the duties as one of the Joint Secretary of Sociological Association of West Bengal (SAWB) and Treasurer of Sociology Alumni Association, Calcutta University.
PUBLISHER: PHI Learning, NEW DELHI, INDIA, 2010
Pages :448
ISBN :978-81-203-4038-1
http://www.phindia.com/bookdetail.php?isbn=978-81-203-4038-1
Transformational Leadership: Toward a Strategy of Corporate Social Responsibility
Transformational leadership has been used to enhance the development of firms’ strategies by focusing on the common... more Transformational leadership has been used to enhance the development of firms’ strategies by focusing on the common interests of the community. This book aims to analyze the impact of transformational leadership and ethical integrity in firms’ strategic orientation related to corporate social responsibility. A survey of the largest Portuguese firms was conducted during the second quarter of 2009; data from 50 participating firms were gathered through a self-reporting questionnaire. The results indicated that transformational leadership positively related to a firm’s strategic orientation in regard to corporate social responsibility. However, leaders’ ethical integrity was not significantly linked to the adoption of corporate social responsibility practices. These findings suggest that further research is needed in regard to leaders’ ethical integrity and firms’ social responsibility orientation. Practitioners may also benefit from these findings by using them to transform themselves into authentic transformational leaders who incorporate corporate social responsibility as a core strategic value within their firms.