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Organizational Health : An Integrated Approach to Building Optimum Performance.
Title:
Organizational Health : An Integrated Approach to Building Optimum Performance.
Author:
Stanford, Naomi.
ISBN:
9780749466039
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (256 pages)
Contents:
Praise for Organizational Health -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 01 Organizational health -- Objectives -- The human being analogy -- Analogy limitations -- Describing organizational health -- The importance of organizational health -- Preventive health care -- Different systems, different health approaches -- Indicators of health and ill health -- Assessing organizational health -- Key messages -- References -- 02 Organizational structures -- Objectives -- The business model -- The organization chart -- The organizational network -- The friendship and social network -- Insight into all four structures -- Symptoms of unhealthy structural functioning -- Key messages -- References -- 03 Systems and processes -- Objectives -- Four types of system -- Systems interactions -- Processes -- The human factor -- System and process health -- Key messages -- Note -- References -- 04 Control -- Objectives -- Formal control -- Informal control -- Leadership control -- Key messages -- References -- 05 Developing well-being -- Objectives -- Developing individual well-being -- Key messages -- References -- 06 Healthy technologies -- Objectives -- Increasing growth of crowdsourcing -- Differing intergenerational use of technology -- Changing organizational 'ownership' of technology -- Designing different organizations in response to the possibilities new technologies offer -- Responding to the changing relationship between employees and employer in response to the possibilities new technologies offer -- Ensuring adequate and appropriate privacy, security and trust in the use of new technologies -- Key messages -- References -- 07 Healthy space -- Objectives -- Functional and fit for purpose -- Feeling good -- Expressive -- Key messages -- Note -- References -- 08 Management fads -- Objectives.

Fads: definitions and adoption -- Fad buyers and sellers -- Fad watch -- Buyer beware -- Key messages -- References -- Glossary -- Resources -- Chapter 1: Organizational health -- Chapter 2: Organizational structures -- Chapter 3: Systems and processes -- Chapter 4: Control -- Chapter 5: Developing well-being -- Chapter 6: Healthy technologies -- Chapter 7: Healthy space -- Chapter 8: Management fads -- Index.
Abstract:
Organizational Health takes a structured approach to understanding and maintaining the long term health and success of any organization by analysing the critical, interdependent elements that are crucial to success.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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