Applied Behavior Science in Organizations : Consilience of Historical and Emerging Trends in Organizational Behavior Management

Ramona A. Houmanfar

ISBN 10: 1032057343 / ISBN 13: 9781032057347

Editore: Routledge, 2021

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Applied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society.The book brings together leading experts from industry and research settings to provide an overview of the historical approaches in Organizational Behavior Management. It begins with an introduction to recognized practices in OBM and the applications of fundamental principles of behavior analysis to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. The book then highlights how organizational practices and consumers' behavior combine in a complex confluence to meet an organization's goals and satisfy consumer appetites, whilst often unintentionally affecting the wellbeing of organizational members. It argues that the science of behavior has a responsibility to contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of organizational members, consumers of organizational products, and beyond. Finally, the book recognizes the essential role of organizations in initiating, shaping, and sustaining the development of more nurturing and reinforcing work environments, through discussion of the need for innovation while adapting and responding to growing social upheaval, technological advances, and environmental concerns, alongside crises in the global economy, health, education, and environment.Showcasing emerging work by internationally recognized scholars on the application of behavior science in organizations, the book will be an essential read for all students and professionals of Organizational Behavior Management, as well as those interested in using organizational applications to create new models of management.

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• Titolo: Applied Behavior Science in Organizations : Consilience of Historical and Emerging Trends in Organizational Behavior Management
• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1032057343
• ISBN 13: 9781032057347
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 254 L x 178 A x 18 P (millimetri) 254 millimetri di larghezza per 178 millimetri di altezza per 18 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 634 grammi

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Applied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society.

The book brings together leading experts from industry and research settings to provide an overview of the historical approaches in Organizational Behavior Management. It begins with an introduction to recognized practices in OBM and the applications of fundamental principles of behavior analysis to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. The book then highlights how organizational practices and consumers’ behavior combine in a complex confluence to meet an organization’s goals and satisfy consumer appetites, whilst often unintentionally affecting the wellbeing of organizational members. It argues that the science of behavior has a responsibility to contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of organizational members, consumers of organizational products, and beyond. Finally, the book recognizes the essential role of organizations in initiating, shaping, and sustaining the development of more nurturing and reinforcing work environments, through discussion of the need for innovation while adapting and responding to growing social upheaval, technological advances, and environmental concerns, alongside crises in the global economy, health, education, and environment.

Showcasing emerging work by internationally recognized scholars on the application of behavior science in organizations, the book will be an essential read for all students and professionals of Organizational Behavior Management, as well as those interested in using organizational applications to create new models of management.

Informazioni sull?autore

Ramona A. Houmanfar is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.

Mitch Fryling is Interim Associate Dean in the Charter College of Education at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.

Mark P. Alavosius is President of Praxis² LLC and Graduate Faculty of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.