Screen LibraryIndividual adaptability to changes at work : new directions in research /
"In the past two decades there has been increasing interest in the research on individual adapta-bility, and this is one of the first academic volumes to look at this important topic. Specific con-texts examined include work-family conflict, retirement, career management and intercultural inter...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Organization and management series
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| Summary: |
"In the past two decades there has been increasing interest in the research on individual adapta-bility, and this is one of the first academic volumes to look at this important topic. Specific con-texts examined include work-family conflict, retirement, career management and intercultural interaction at the workplace. The book will provide a comprehensive and integrated analysis of the conceptual, assessment and contextual issues that will help identify the current trends and emerging themes in adaptability research. "-- "Individual Adaptability to changes at work refers to an individual's response to new demands or ill defined problems created by uncertainty, complexity, mergers, and any rapid change in the work situation. Today, one of the key factors for individual's success is said to be adaptability. In the past two decades there has been increasing interest in the research on individual adaptability, and this is one of the first academic volumes to look at this important topic. Specific contexts that will be addressed include newcomer adaptation, team building and functioning, work-family conflict, ret |
| Carrier Form: | xxv, 211 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780415832915 : 0415832918 9780203465721 0203465725 |
| Index Number: | HF5548 |
| CLC: | F406.13 |
| Call Number: | F406.13/I399-2 |
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Part I. Conceptualizing and assessing individual adaptability -- ch. 1. Adapting to rapid changes at work : definitions measures and research / ch. 2. The motivational underpinnings fo adaptability / ch. 3. Proactivity and adaptability / ch. 4. Conceptualizing and assessing interpersonal adaptability : towards a functional framework / ch. 5. Organizational adaptability / Part II. Contexts of individ |