Conflict and creativity at work : human roots of corporate life / Albert Low.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Low, Albert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations.

Quality of work life.

Social responsibility of business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eastbourne, England : Sussex Academic Press, [2008]

Summary:

Contributes to the tide of activism that is calling for higher ethical standards and corporate social responsibility within the corporate world. This book offers a way to look at a company, work, a product and company organization.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword by Alfonso Montuori

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE The Dynamics of Human Nature

1 The Origins of Stress

2 On Perception and Thought

3 The Meaning of Creativity

4 Ambiguity, Creativity and Work

5 The Spectrum of Creativity, Perception and Thought

PART TWO The Structure of Work

6 Work and Organization

7 The Dilemma at Work

8 Management by Product

9 Idea and the Four Criteria

PART THREE The Company Field

10 The Three Power-holders

11 The Company as a Field

12 On Task Cycles

13 Types of Work

14 Conflict and Growth

15 Non-Productive Conflict - Territory and the Manager

PART FOUR Conflict, Creativity and Capacity

16 Commitment, Capacity and Ability

17 On Capacity and Ability

PART FIVE Ownership and Ethics

18 A Question of Ownership

19 Creativity, Spirituality and Ethics in the Corporate World

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-83764-222-2

OCLC:

1382696976