Cynical Americans

Living and Working in an Age of Discontent and Disillusion

Inbunden, Engelska, 1989

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Beskrivning

Provides a comprehensive analysis of cynicism in the workforce and tells how to identify and successfully combat it in organizations. Offers case studies of companies ranging from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to Unisys and Caterpillar Tractor to show how businesses of all types and sizes can effectively rebuild trust and restore confidence in organizational life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-04-14
Mått:161 x 239 x 30 mm
Vikt:665 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781555421502

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Entreprenörskap inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Donald Lucky Kanter, was a former chairman of the Graduate School of Business Administration at USC and author of a 1990 book on cynicism.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: cynicism in American life Part 1: Signs of cynicismThe cynical peopleThe cynical organizationThe cynical societyPart 2: Roots of cynicismThe growth of cynicism in American industryThe failed promise of modern organizationManagerial evangelism and exploitationPart 3: Consequences of cynicismProfiles of today's cynicsCynical attitudes about work, management, and organizationsCynicism versus traditional values about workPart 4: Remedies for cynicismCreating work cultures that counter cynicismRegaining trust and restoring credibilityCommunicating effectively with a cynical work forceEpilogue: A basis for optimismAppendixesA. Composition of survey sampleB. Measures of life attitudesC. Measures of work-related attitudesD. Cynicism in the U.S. populationE. Cynics' profileF. Cynics in the work forceG. Cynics' attitudes toward workH. Predictors of attitudes toward work