Danger in the comfort zone : from boardroom to mailroom--how to break the entitlement habit that's killing American business / / Judith M. Bardwick
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Bardwick Judith M. <1933->
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| Titolo: |
Danger in the comfort zone : from boardroom to mailroom--how to break the entitlement habit that's killing American business / / Judith M. Bardwick
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : AMACOM, , 1995 |
| ©1995 | |
| Edizione: | 1st edition |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 658.00973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Psychology, Industrial - United States |
| Work - Psychological aspects | |
| Entitlement attitudes - United States | |
| Employees - United States - Attitudes | |
| Job security - United States | |
| Labor productivity - United States | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Author's Note""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: A New Look at a Familiar Problem""; ""Part One: Danger in the Comfort Zone""; ""1. The American Dream Shattered""; ""2. When Organizations Are Too Comfortable�The Lethargy of Entitlement ""; ""3. When Organizations Are Too Stressed�The Paralysis of Fear""; ""4. When Organizations Are Revitalized�The Energy of Earning""; ""5. Understanding How People Work�The Earning Curve""; ""6. Moving Away from Entitlement�Increase Pressure"" |
| ""7. Moving Away From Fear�Decrease Pressure""""8. Maintaining the Creative Energy of Earning""; ""9. The New Paradigm""; ""10. On the Personal Side""; ""11. Questions and Answers""; ""Part Two: Finding Comfort in Endless Danger""; ""12. The Borderless Economy""; ""13. Get Real""; ""14. Operate in Optimum Ways""; ""15. Critical Conditions: Trust, Commitment, Success""; ""16. Give Thanks for Hard Times""; ""Notes on Sources""; ""Index""; ""A ""; ""B ""; ""C ""; ""D ""; ""E ""; ""F ""; ""G ""; ""H ""; ""I ""; ""J ""; ""K ""; ""L ""; ""M ""; ""N ""; ""O ""; ""P ""; ""Q ""; ""R ""; ""S "" | |
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| Sommario/riassunto: | Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the ""entitlement"" mentality in the American workforce -- people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their organizations:* Entitlement -- people feel entitled to rewards and lethargic about having to earn them; motivation and job satisfaction are low* Fear -- people are paralyzed; the threat of layoffs makes them focus on protecting their jobs rather than doing them well* Earning -- people are energized by challenge; t |
| Altri titoli varianti: | From boardroom to mailroom--how to break the entitlement habit that's killing American business |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Danger in the comfort zone |
| ISBN: | 0-8144-3747-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910679769803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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