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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298488903321

Titolo

Applied psychology for project managers : a practitioner's guide to successful project management / / Monika Wastian, Lutz Rosenstiel, Michael A. West, Isabell Braumandl, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

3-662-44214-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Collana

Management for professionals, , 2192-8096

Disciplina

658.404

Soggetti

Gestió de projectes

Psicologia industrial

Project management

Psychology, Industrial

Organization

Planning

Project Management

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part A: Managing Processes -- Part B: Managing the Project Environment -- Part C: Managing People -- Part D: Managing Innovation and Creativity -- Part E: Managing Special Challenges - Risks and Crises, Diversity and Distance.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an essential manual for project managers, project management offices (PMO’s), trainers and consultants, addressing the psychological side of project management. Written by leading scholars in organizational psychology and by top experts in project management, it covers all major psychological topics that are key to project success. The book features dedicated chapters on leadership and teamwork, including virtual and intercultural cooperation, commitment, and motivation of project teams. It adds a psychological perspective to personnel management, decision-making, information



and knowledge management, and communication in project work. Power, influencing tactics and other aspects of stakeholder management are covered, as well as project coaching, innovation and creativity, self-management, and the management of conflicts, risks and crises.