| Description |
xv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Jossey-Bass business & management series |
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Jossey-Bass business & management series.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Understanding and Affecting Behavior in the Workplace -- 1. Sigmund Freud: The Internal Conflict Between Instinct and Civilization -- 2. Carl Jung: The Collective Unconscious, Archetypes, and Psychological Types -- 3. Karen Horney: The Social Unconscious and the Conflict of Self-Images -- 4. Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck: The Power of Thought and Belief -- 5. Carl Rogers: The Power of Feelings -- 6. B. F. Skinner: The Influence of Environment on Behavior -- 7. Kurt Lewin: Individual Perception and the Environment -- 8. Fritz and Laura Perls: The Gestalt of Experience and Behavior -- 9. Murray Bowen: Emotional Systems -- Conclusion: Using Personality Theory: Understanding Behavior, Taking Effective Action, and Increasing Personal Awareness |
| Summary |
Points of Influence provides a primer for understanding and influencing individual human behavior in the workplace. With brief introductions to the key personality theorists who have had the most profound influence on the study of motivation and human behavior, Morley Segal shows how each theory can help managers gain a better understanding of human behavior, take action to influence behavior, increase their own personal self-awareness, and expand their managerial skills |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Personality and occupation.
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Personality and situation.
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Personality.
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| LC no. |
96030381 |
| ISBN |
0787902608 |
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