The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior / Stephen M. Colarelli, Richard D. Arvey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arvey, Richard D., Editor.

Colarelli, Stephen M., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics have emerged as prominent theoretical perspectives within the social sciences. Yet despite broad levels of commonality between the disciplines-including an emphasis on adaptation, evolved mechanisms that guide behavior, and consequences of mismatch between these mechanisms and novel environments-studies that apply these perspectives on social behavior to organizations remain relatively rare. The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior brings together contributors who shed light on the potential that behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology offer for studies of organizational behavior. In addition to examining the extant literature integrating these disciplines and organizational behavior, the book reconsiders a wide range of topics through the lens of biology within organizational behavior, including decision making, leadership and hierarchy, goals and collective action, and individual difference. Contributions also explore new areas of potential application and provide a critical assessment of the challenges that lie ahead. With accessible insights for scholars and practitioners, The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior marks a promising step forward in what is increasingly perceived to be an underdeveloped area of organizational behavior.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

ONE. Introduction: Biology and Organizational Behavior

TWO. Progress in Molecular Genetics and Its Potential Implications in Organizational Behavior Research

THREE. Genetic Influences on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Emotions in the Workplace

FOUR. The Biological Basis of Entrepreneurship

FIVE. Fitness, Adaptation, and Survival: The Role of Socio-Anthropic Characteristics, Personality, and Intelligence in Work Behavior

SIX. Neurobiological Systems: Implications for Organizational Behavior

SEVEN. Physiological Functioning and Employee Health in Organizations

EIGHT. The Service-for-Prestige Theory of Leader- Follower Relations: A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology and Anthropology Literatures

NINE. Evolved Decision Makers in Organizations

TEN. Primal Business: Evolution, Kinship, and the Family Firm

ELEVEN. Evolution and Cooperation: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Management Theory

TWELVE. Biology, Evolution, and Organizations: Promises and Challenges in Building the Foundations

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226127293

022612729X

OCLC:

894789607