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Malunga builds on the African concept of personhood and community known as ubuntu and draws on insights from the wisdom contained in African proverbs. He discusses the stages of spiritual development, ways to cultivate the human spirit, and the place of the human spirit in personal and organizational effectiveness

Why is it that more and more people like their work, but can no longer support the conditions under which they must practice it? What is impeding the improvement of occupational health and organizational effectiveness? The authors share their knowledge of the missing pieces that are preventing these improvements to the workplace

Reductions in police department funding have raised the importance of volunteers in enhancing organizational performance, improving community trust and confidence, and at times accomplishing basic tasks to maintain public safety and security. During a period when police administrators are asked to do more with less, and to engage in smarter, community-oriented policing, citizen volunteers are an invaluable resource. Police Reserves and Volunteers is an invaluable primer for those looking to understand the benefits and challenges involved in the use of the volunteers within global law enforcement agencies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Editor -- Contributors -- Section I : Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Textbook Overview -- 1.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Volunteers in Policing in the United States -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Guidance and Program Development -- 2.3 Examples of Impressive Police Volunteer Programs in the United States -- 2.3.1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (North Carolina) -- 2.3.2 Fresno Police Department (California) -- 2.3.3 Grapevine Police Department (Texas) -- 2.4 Disaster Response -- 2.5 Specialized Programs -- 2.5.1 Volunteer Chaplaincy -- 2.5.2 Sex Offender Monitoring -- 2.5.3 Domestic Violence Victim Assistance -- 2.6 Multiculturalism and Volunteerism in Policing -- 2.6.1 Bilingual Volunteer Assistance -- 2.6.2 Cultural Liaisons and Cultural Committees -- 2.6.3 Immigrant Communities and Ethnic-Specific Responses -- 2.7 Global Examples of Successful Police Volunteer Programs -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Rewards and Challenges of Using Volunteers in Policing -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Issues Unique to Volunteer Police -- 3.2.1 No National Standard of Volunteer Law Enforcement -- 3.2.2 Treated Differently by State Codes -- 3.2.3 Roles Are Different within Departments for Volunteers -- 3.2.4 Different Levels of Volunteers -- 3.2.5 Two Chains of Command -- 3.2.6 Us versus Them, Part One: At Work -- 3.2.7 Us versus Them, Part Two: General, Off Duty -- 3.2.8 Us versus Them, Part Three: On Duty -- 3.2.9 Normal Stressors -- 3.2.10 Primary Job Does Not Offer Support Inherent in Police Departments -- 3.2.11 Volunteer Police Programs Are Often Unknown to Many -- 3.2.12 Volunteer Police Are Volunteers -- 3.3 Conclusion -- References

Volume 3 of the Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness series gives readers insights into how organizations use networks, partnerships, and collaboration to achieve better and more sustainable results. Volume editors Christopher Worley and Philip Mirvis contend that globalization and its complexities have produced economic, social, and environmental challenges that cannot be addressed effectively by single organizations acting alone. Informed by individual and comparative case studies contributed by 13 authors from around the world, the volume delves into how organizations build collaborativ

chapter 1 A Theoretical Framework -- chapter 2 Organizational Fatality -- chapter 3 Failure Prediction Models -- chapter 4 Maladies and Disorders -- chapter 5 The Spiral of Decline -- chapter 6 The Perils of Politics -- chapter 7 Greed and Corruption -- chapter 8 Corporate Crime -- chapter 9 Crises and Fixations -- chapter 10 Failing and Surviving -- chapter 11 Disbandment and Closure -- chapter 12 Lessons Learned.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. A Theoretical Framework -- 2. Organizational Fatality -- 3. Failure Prediction Models -- 4. Maladies and Disorders -- 5. The Spiral of Decline -- 6. The Perils of Politics -- 7. Greed and Corruption -- 8. Corporate Crime -- 9. Crises and Fixations -- 10. Failing and Surviving -- 11. Disbandment and Closure -- 12. Lessons Learned -- References -- Index

This interdisciplinary review of state-of-the-art research on organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), and related constructs such as contextual performance, spontaneous organizational behavior, prosocial behavior, proactive behavior, employee voice, and counterproductive work behavior includes chapters by leading scholars in the field. Included topics are the conceptualization of OCBs; the distinction between these behaviors and related constructs; the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of these behaviors; the mechanisms through which these behaviors influence organizational success and the boundary conditions limiting these effects; and the methodological and measurement issues that are common when studying OCBs. In addition, this handbook has several chapters that explore the implications for managerial practice and career success.

This book investigates how organizations can be designed for efficiency. Strategy, structure, boundaries and the governance of organizations are analyzed for any interdependencies within or between them and synthesised to a consistent system. Case studies illustrate the application of the theory of organizational design

This book provides a valuable review of the disciplines of organizational and management history, illuminating the interconnectedness of these disciplines, identifying gaps in the literature, and sketching a model for a unified field of research and study. This co-authored study is a long-awaited theoretical re-evaluation of organizational and management history. The authors explore the disciplinary advantages of a joint approach to these related fields, noting opportunities for future scholarship, from the wider range of industries and case types to the richer theoretical toolbox. Within this framework, the book investigates interdisciplinary methodologies and surveys and analyzes the most promising of the newest theoretical lenses and empirical approaches in the field. The authors address complex issues from a metacritical perspective, from the emergent theorization of time in the context of organizational identity to the conundrum of case selection for empirical studies. Clear and thorough, the volume creates a compelling theoretical framework for future studies. New Directions in Organizational and Management History inaugurates, and sets the stage for, the new series De Gruyter Studies in Organizational and Management History.

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox -- 3 Individual and Organizational Productivity: Linkages and Processes -- 4 What Is Enough? A Systems Perspective on Individual-Organizational Performance Linkages -- 5 Measuring and Managing Individual Productivity -- 6 The Influence of Organizational Linkages and Measurement Practices on Productivity and Management -- 7 Decomposing the Productivity Linkages Paradox -- 8 Models of Measurement and Their Implications for Research on the Linkages Between Individual and Organizational Productivity -- 9 Coordination as Linkage: The Case of Software Development Teams -- 10 Productivity Linkages in Computer-Aided Design -- 11 Organizational-Level Productivity Initiatives: The Case of Downsizing -- 12 Conclusions -- Index.