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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101567204368

ISBN-139781567204360

eBay Product ID (ePID)2222690

Product Key Features

Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAffiliation in the Workplace : Value Creation in the New Organization

Publication Year2002

SubjectBusiness Communication / General, Organizational Behavior, General, Interpersonal Relations

TypeTextbook

AuthorRon Elsdon

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, Psychology

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2002-069695

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"A refreshing perspective for anyone interested in the application of career development in business and industry."- Harvard Business School, "Academics will find the book's rich examples and practical outlook helpful to gain a very micro-oriented perspective. The author's observations may also stimulate ideas for research."- Journal of Asian Economics, "A refreshing perspective for anyone interested in the application of career development in business and industry." Harvard Business School, "Affiliation In the Workplace provides some hope for the practitioner charged with moving an organization toward enhancement and away from disenhancement....Elsdon builds a series of equations that allows him to map the relationships between organizational value creation, individual fulfillment, leadership's ability to create a sense of individual fulfillment, and the length of time an employee intends to remain with the organization."- Journal of Diversity Praxis, "Affiliation In the Workplace provides some hope for the practitioner charged with moving an organization toward enhancement and away from disenhancement....Elsdon builds a series of equations that allows him to map the relationships between organizational value creation, individual fulfillment, leadership's ability to create a sense of individual fulfillment, and the length of time an employee intends to remain with the organization." Journal of Diversity Praxis, "Academics will find the book's rich examples and practical outlook helpful to gain a very micro-oriented perspective. The author's observations may also stimulate ideas for research." Journal of Asian Economics

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.3/145

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Framing the Environment and Issues The Central Dilemma The Emerging World of Work The Organization of the Future: Value Creation Listening to the Organization Creating Models of the Future Workforce Creating Models of the Future Workforce: Rationale and Linkages The Imprint of the Organization in the Past, Present, and Future: Modeling Frameworks Case Study: Creating Value and Enhancing Affiliation through Employee Development Developing a Path Forward A Conversation with Leaders and HR about Affiliation Bridging from the Organization of Today to the Organization of the Future Partnerships for a Better Future Awakening the Music Appendix: Questionnaire to Gather Input Across Organizations Nomenclature References Index

SynopsisThis book draws on studies that quantify the link between individual development and organizational value creation. Strengthening this link is key to building a strong sense of affiliation and a more productive workforce. The author provides frameworks for characterizing the workforce, listening to the organization, using inclusion as a key differentiator, and applying mathematical modeling techniques to explore and quantify related areas. We are entering an era when it makes sense to move away from mere retention strategies of control and toward more mutually beneficial strategies of affiliation. This trend can be traced to the recognition of the knowledge worker's influence and the value of human capital in today's economy. To succeed in this emerging work world, organizational leaders and human resource professionals must create new relationships with individuals built around the concept of affiliation. This will mean changed roles and behaviors that respect mutual interests, and will require a culture of inclusion expressed internally through workforce diversity, externally through workforce partnerships, at a community level through philanthropy, and globally through the pursuit of a greater good., Elsdon draws on studies that quantify the link between individual development and organizational value creation.

LC Classification NumberHD58