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Passive Addiction or Why We Hate Work: An Investigation of Problems in Organizational Communication(English)

Passive Addiction or Why We Hate Work: An Investigation of Problems in Organizational Communication(English)

          
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This work examines various organizational problems that contribute to the phenomenon of passive addiction, problems so entrenched and quotidian that they no longer register in the organizational consciousness as problems. Passive addiction refers to the phenomenon in which the individual is addicted to various forms of passivity (e.g., procrastination, effortless and vacuous behaviors) as refuge from work one dislikes. Xin-An Lucian Lu and Matthew C. Ramsey investigate the dichotomization between work and life, ill-designed evaluation, the divorce between purpose and action, overemphasis of extrinsic order, the crisis of credibility, and the overuse of management over leadership. Technological and economic changes in the future may lead to the emergence of active addiction, a state of work that is blended with life and is actively embraced by the worker with a spirit of creativity and innovation.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter One: Passive Addiction: Symptom of a Deep and Prevalent Organizational Problem DEFINING PASSIVE ADDICTION ILLUSTRATING PASSIVE ADDICTION CAUSALITY OF PASSIVE ADDICTION COST OF PASSIVE ADDICTION SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Two: The Dichotomization of Work and Life WHY AND HOW WE IDENTIFY WITH ORGANIZATIONS THE PARADOX OF WORK AND LIFE FINDING BALANCE SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Three: The Bad Economics of the Contemporary System of Evaluation PREVALENCE OF EVALUATION JUSTIFICATION OF EVALUATION LACK OF STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF EVALUATION ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION THE LOGIC OF NUMBERS COMPETITION, FALSE SCARCITY, AND MOTIVATION WASTE DUE TO INVALID OR PRO FORMA EVALUATION INEQUITY IN CERTAIN EVALUATION SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Four: The Divorce Between Purpose and Action WHY PURPOSE ILLUSTRATIONS AND CAUSALITY OF THE DIVORCE BETWEEN PURPOSE AND ACTION COST OF THE DIVORCE BETWEEN ACTION AND PURPOSE SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Five: The Paradox Between Extrinsic Order and Intrinsic Chaos THE SEARCH FOR ORDER THE FUNCTION OF ORDER ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR ORDER A CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORDER CHAOS LATENT IN PHENOMENAL ORDER NOUMENAL ORDER IN PHENOMENAL CHAOS SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Six: Crisis of Credibility DEFINING CREDIBILITY EMPLOYEE CREDIBILITY ORGANIZATIONAL CREDIBILITY SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Seven: Leadership or Management LEADERSHIP VERSUS MANAGEMENT ORIENTATIONS OF MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AND PASSIVE ADDICTION SUMMARY REFERENCES Chapter Eight: Active Addiction: Envisioning the Future of Work DEFINING ACTIVE ADDICTION WORK IN ITS NATURAL STATE FROM COMPETITION TO INNOVATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH FROM EFFICIENCY TO EFFECTIVENESS THE BLENDING BETWEEN WORK AND LIFE SUMMARY REFERENCES Index About the Authors


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  • ISBN-13: 9780761861638
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Depth: 13
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 236 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0761861637
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jun 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 152
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: An Investigation of Problems in Organizational Communication
  • Width: 152 mm


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