Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Rego, Arménio

Clegg, Stewart

Simpson, Ace

Cunha, Miguel Pina E.

Psychology & Counseling

Routledge

Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach introduces the most recent theoretical and empirical insights on positive organizational practices, addressing emerging topics such as resilience, job crafting, responsible leadership and mindfulness. Other books on positive approaches tend to gloss over the limitations of the positive agenda, but this textbook is unique in taking a reflective approach, focussing on the positive while also accommodating critical perspectives relating to power and control. Positive Organizational Behaviour provides an integrated conceptual framework, evidence-based findings and practical tools to gain an understanding of the potential of positive organizational practices. This innovative new textbook will provide advanced management and psychology students with a grounding in the area, and help them develop strategies for building effective and responsible organizations.

Positive Organizational Behaviour

This insightful Elgar Introductioncomprises the first effort to provide a succinct overview of the field of organizational paradox theory, exploring contradictions and tensions in organizational settings. By conceptually mapping the field, it offers guidance through the literature on paradox, making space for new interpretations and applications of the concept. Opening with a critical analysis of research to date, the authors explore ideas related to dialectics and ambidexterity in organizations, as well as pragmatic approaches to organizational paradox. Chapters propose new ways to analyse responses to paradox, bringing together influential contributions that consider the nestedness of paradox, the relation between power and paradox, and paradoxes of positive organizational scholarships. Providing novel approaches to the discipline, this cutting-edge book is crucial for graduate students and management scholars interested in employing organizational paradox theory as a conceptual framework for their research.

Elgar Introduction to Organizational Paradox Theory (Elgar Introductions to Management and Organization Theory series)

Business & Money

Berti, Marco

Cunha, Miguel P.

Clegg, Stewart R.

Management & Leadership

Edward Elgar Publishing

Review\nWith the modern day technologies and education, many have access to vast and varied content on leadership to learn from and build their skills. As a lifelong student of technology and leadership, I see 
a very unique way in which Dr Simpson has translated the timeless teachings of the Bhagavad Gita into the linked-leadership model connecting four core and essential elements―higher purpose, selfawareness, servant leadership and holistic systems. These are in turn linked to the foundational teachings of the 700 verses forming the fabric that connects everything together in a logical manner. The work offers leaders invaluable perspectives on human psychology, motivation, strategy, culture, sustainability and a service orientation that are derived from the work’s deep spiritual foundation. Even 
those who are unconvinced by the work’s philosophical rather than empirical basis will at the very least have a basis for reflecting on how leadership might be done differently―with greater humility, respect 
and compassion. I highly recommend this book to build, enrich and refine one’s leadership skills to achieve the best performance from themselves and their organizations. 
-- Upendra M. Kulkarni, ― Vice President, Firmware and Software Engineering, Intel Corporation\nThose of us familiar with India’s ancient book of wisdom, the Bhagavad Gita, tend to roll our eyes when we see yet another translation of it published or yet another commentary, especially one about ‘the Gita on Leadership’. But with Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita, I am not just happily surprised, but frankly amazed to see how deftly Ace Simpson has brought forth the Gita’s wisdom to illuminate the very depths of what it means to be and to act as a leader in all spheres of one’s life, bringing real benefit 
for both the leader and those who would follow. The translation of the original text is both faithful to the text and finely done, the reflections are richly illuminating for deep understanding of what is true leadership, and insights are backed up with references for empirical support. If today’s leaders-to-be read this book and imbibe its teachings, there is great hope for our world. 
-- Kenneth Valpey ― Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford, UK\nDr Simpson’s mastery in the field of leadership through his PhD and academic career, and his deep understanding of the great spiritual text the Bhagavad Gita, which has been his guiding light since childhood, render him uniquely qualified to make this marvellous contribution: Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita. He provides apt translations of all verses from the Bhagavad Gita, which he elegantly arranges in a thematic fashion and shares his sagacious reflections, which are deeply profound. The significant leadership lessons that Dr Simpson draws should be relevant across a wide spectrum of situations―personal, interpersonal and organizational. A must read for all leaders in today’s turbulent environment―be that turbulence internal or external. -- Ravi Kathuria, ― Professor, and James and Lynne Doti Chair in Operations Management, The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University, Orange, CA, USA\nThe Bhagavad Gita, which is a small part of the Mahabharata, is predominately considered to be a spiritual, religious and philosophical text for many followers of Sanatana Dharma. But an in-depth research of the Bhagavad Gita reveals that its message is universal and also applicable in organizational management and leadership. The great effort made by Dr Ace Simpson in presenting Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita will not only be useful for Indian business leaders, but will provide the psychological and philosophical insights for Western business leaders too. -- Balakrishnan Muniapan, ― Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia\nDr Ace Simpson’s well-structured thesis on sustainable, empowered leadership from the perspective of the Bhagav

Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita (Books for a Happy Work Life)

SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

For professionals navigating negative corporate karmas, Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita offers a way forward for overcoming self-defeating habits and managing the mind's negative chatter that is often the main obstacle to effective leadership. By promoting a leadership approach of caring for followers, stakeholders and future generations, the book offers hope for harmonious workplace relations and a protected environment. Based on leadership by inspiration as opposed to leadership by control, Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita provides an alternative to conventional leadership. Particularly, in the times we live, where there is a crisis of faith in leadership, the insights from this book presents a vision of linked-leadership--leaders who are linked through loving-connection or bhakti-yoga with themselves (through self-knowledge), with other beings, with nature and with the supreme source. As exemplified by Krishna taking over the reins of Arjuna's chariot, the crux of this book is leadership, not as a title or position, but as a commitment to service, excellence and virtuous character that motivates and inspires others to pursue the same. The unique insights from this book will help you make sense of different personality types to motivate others according to their natures and inclinations, which will support you in forming effective teams and creating a harmonious and prosperous organizational culture. In short, this book challenges and equips leaders to step up and cultivate unity and diversity, and achieve sustainable wellbeing and happiness in their organizations.

Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

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