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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826211403321

Autore

Goldstein Mauricio <1968->

Titolo

Games at work : how to recognize and reduce office politics / / Mauricio Goldstein, Philip Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2009

ISBN

0-470-45883-6

1-282-49163-6

9786612491634

0-470-45881-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ReadPhilip <1966->

Disciplina

658.4/095

Soggetti

Office politics

Organizational behavior

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Games At Work: How to Recognize and Reduce Office Politics; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Let the Games Begin; Chapter 2: Playing to Lose; Chapter 3: Fertile Ground; Chapter 4: Eyes Wide Shut; Chapter 5: An Eye-Opening Experience; Chapter 6: Count Me Out; Chapter 7: Game, Interrupted; Chapter 8: Interconnections; Chapter 9: The Challenge of Change; Chapter 10: Games at the Top; Chapter 11: A Sustainable Goal; Appendix: List of Games; References; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""A terrific read not only for senior leaders and executives but also for employees seeking growth in complex organizations. Goldstein and Read dissect the interpersonal dynamics that affect a company's performance, provide a framework to understand the games that are commonly played in businesses around the world, and offer practical tools to correct these behaviors and improve the organization's effectiveness.""-Jacopo Bracco, executive vice president, DIRECTV Latin America ""Whether you are an employee, manager, or CEO, this book will help you uncover the games that are going o