Handbook of Organizational Performance, Volume I: Foundations and Advances
About this ebook
Featuring some of the top researchers and consultants from across the globe, Volume I:
- covers topics from a historical foundation.
- demonstrates how the basic foundations of research, principles, and philosophy derived from behavior analysis relates to employee and organizational behavior.
- comes with a new epilogue and is supplemented by review questions.
- is an indispensable resource for instructors, practitioners and students of organizational behavior management.
Each chapter in this volume is written as an introduction to its topic, thus making the book an ideal resource for students of business and behavior wanting to learn more about how various management tools can draw out and reward the best in employees.
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.
About the author
Douglas A. Johnson is the Global Engagement and Learning Leader for Eastman Chemical Company, USA, where he leads initiatives related to leadership development, performance improvement, employee training, instructional design, and performance management to guide learning, employee motivation, and safety outcomes. He previously spent 13 years working as a faculty member at Western Michigan University. He is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D). He is an expert in instructional design, training design/development, computer-based instruction, performance management, behavioral systems analysis, fluency training, incentives, feedback, and employee motivation.
C. Merle Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Central Michigan University, USA. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. His research concerns organizational behaviour management, treatment of sleep disorders in children, behavioural pediatrics, and assessment and treatment of children who have low-incidence disabilities.
