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Human Dilemmas in Work Organizations

by Korman, Abraham
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Overview

Many of the psychological and sociological assumptions that originally guided human resources practices no longer apply to the work environment of the 1990s. Providing practical, hands-on approaches to the types of problems currently confronting human resources managers, this book presents detailed reports on interventions in nine actual cases representing some of the most profound challenges facing organizations and their employees today.

About the Author, Abraham K. Korman

Abraham K. Korman, Ph.D., is the Wollman Distinguished Professor of Management at Baruch College, City University of New York. He is the author of six books and approximately 50 articles in the areas of leadership decision making, work motivation and management, and organizational development. He has lectured extensively on these topics in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East, and he has consulted for such Fortune 500 companies as Beatrice Foods, the Fairchild Corporation, Amstar, American Airlines, Rexham, Lever Brothers, RCA, and the New York Daily News.

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Providing practical approaches to the types of problems currently confronting human resources managers, this volume reports on interventions in nine actual cases representing challenges facing organizations and their employees. The problems covered include alcohol abuse and drug addiction; the effects of stress levels on work environments; conflicts between familial obligation and corporate responsibility; dilemmas relating to employee ethics; and continuing racial, ethnic, and gender intergroup hostility. Sponsored by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc., a division of the American Psychological Association. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
April 11, 1994
Publisher
New York : Guilford, c1994.
Pages
292
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780898624786

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