Building community at work / Neil Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Neil M., author.

Series:

Advances in community psychology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology, Industrial.

Social psychology.

Community psychology.

social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[New York, NY] : [Oxford University Press], [2025]

Summary:

Employees and managers alike seek ways to be happy and effective in the workplace - an arena in which we all spend many hours of our week. Community is an essential ingredient in a healthy and productive work environment: when asked what people like about their jobs, it's not uncommon to hear 'We're like a family,' or 'Here, I'm part of a community.' Considering the numerous models conceptualized to support creation of emotionally satisfying and behaviourally productive work settings, it is perhaps surprising that the topic of community at work has been underexplored. Based on sound theoretical foundations and empirical findings from the science of management and community research and action, 'Building Community at Work' guides scholars, employees, and leaders of organizations toward creating communities at work in any institutional sector.

"Since the beginning of management, employees and managers alike have been searching for ways to be happy and productive at work. Among the plethora of concepts and models that attempt to explain how to create emotionally satisfying and behaviorally productive work settings, the topic of community at work, ironically, has been underexplored. Anecdotally, when asked what people like about their workplace, it is not uncommon to hear sentiments emphasizing communal relationships such as “Here, I’m part of a community” or “We’re like a family.” In recent years, management scholars have given increased attention to the topic of developing communities in organizational settings. The book is designed to be an engaging piece that will help academics understand and study community at work and help employees and leaders of organizations design and build community at work"-- Oxford Academic.

Contents:

Amanda’s journey begins and the concept of community : origins and history

Life is great and the community imperative

It’s not all roses and defining and measuring community at work

Seeking help and planning to build community

Putting it all together and building community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed January 21, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Boyd, Neil M. Building community at work

ISBN:

9780197635964

0197635962

9780197635957

0197635954

OCLC:

1481476570

Publisher Number:

CIPO000184046

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license