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The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior

ISBN: 9780471133049 | 0471133043
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date: 6/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
aculty throughout the country agree that The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, by R. Richard Ritti, gives students true insights into a firm's organizational structure and culture and helps them reflect on their experiences in their own organizations. "The interpretive/cultural approach of The Ropes provides a distinct competitive advantage. Students learn about the living world of organizational behavior through simple concepts, definitions, and short cases. The Ropes provides a more meaningful alternative because of its rich "real-life" st... MORE
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PROLOGUE1(8)
The End of Organizational History4(3)
Box 1 - Reengineering: When Appearance Is More Important Than Reality.7(2)
PART ONE ENTER THE MEN'S HUT Corporate Culture And Socialization9(58)
SECTION ONE DE GUSTIBUS NON DISPUTANDUM EST Socialization And Perception15(28)
1 Hi, Call Me...
19(3)
2 The Power Of Positive Thinking
22(2)
3 Cleanliness Is Next To...?
24(3)
4 Look Of A Winner
27(3)
Box 2 - Almost Too Good To Be True?
30(2)
5 Just In Case
32(3)
Box 3 - The Effective "Presentation"
35(2)
6 THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
37(3)
7 HI, SWEETIE
40(3)
SECTION TWO BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS Socialization And Attribution43(24)
8 Cat In The Hat
47(3)
9 Cowboy
50(3)
10 Prophet Without Honor
53(7)
11 My Brother's Keeper
57(3)
12 You Can't Be Too Careful
60(3)
13 Scarlet Letter
63(3)
Box 4 - The Social Construction Of Donald Burr
66(1)
PART TWO WHAT CAN'T BE CURED MUST BE OBSCURED The Myth And Mystery Of Motivation And Decision Making67(68)
SECTION THREE DOIN' WHAT COMES NATCHERLY Motivation And Reinforcement Theory73(28)
14 Fair Day's Work
77(2)
15 Player Piano
79(3)
16 Back To The Drawing Board
82(3)
Box 5 - Saga Of The IBM PC -- Part I
85(1)
17 Rite Of Passage
86(3)
18 Sunrise Service
89(2)
19 Who Could Have Known?
91(3)
20 Made To Measure
94(3)
21 Spend It, Burn It
97(2)
Box 6 - The 1980s: Somebody's Got To Spend Cap's Money
99(2)
SECTION FOUR TO BE OR NOT TO BE ... Managerial Decision Making And Motivation101(34)
Box 7 - Jason's Golden Fleece
104(3)
22 Excess Inventory
107(3)
23 Like It Is
110(3)
24 Hold That Line
113(3)
25 The Rating Game
116(3)
Box 8 - Innovation In Appraisals. Sound Familiar?
119(1)
26 Watchdogs
120(4)
27 Top Secret
124(3)
28 As I Recall
127(3)
29 Figures Don't Lie...?
130(4)
Box 9 - Where Are The Wild Things?
134(1)
PART THREE WHATSOEVER YE SOWETH, THAT SHALL YE ALSO REAP The Romance Of Leadership And The Forms Of Communication135(62)
SECTION FIVE SKATE FAST OVER THIN ICE The Myth Of Leadership, Perception, And Attribution139(32)
Box 10 - Creating The Illusion Of Control
142(3)
30 The Men's Hut
145(3)
31 Better The Devil You Know...
148(4)
32 Success Story
152(2)
Box 11 - A Model Corporate Career
154(1)
33 Stitch In Time
155(3)
34 By Your Works Shall Ye Be Known
158(3)
35 Management By Objectives Or The Million Dollar Misunderstanding
161(3)
36 The Pearl
164(2)
Box 12 - The Saga Of The IBM PC -- Part II
166(2)
37 Most Valuable Player
168(3)
SECTION SIX ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Communication As Myth, Symbol, And Ritual171(26)
38 Coffee Break
175(2)
39 Society Of Equals
177(2)
Box 13 - President Carter Attacked By Rabbit?
179(1)
40 Praise/Criticism
180(3)
41 Bite Of The Apple
183(3)
42 Beyond The Call Of Duty
186(3)
43 Spacemen
189(3)
44 Extra Effort
192(2)
Box 14 - "Leadership Now": The New Team Spirit At GM
194(1)
45 Incredible
195(2)
PART FOUR MY OBJECT ALL SUBLIME, I SHALL ACHIEVE IN TIME Power, Stratification, And Managerial Mobility197(72)
SECTION SEVEN THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT, NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG Mobility And The Power Of Lower Organizational Participants203(36)
46 Your Job? My Reputation!
209(3)
47 Ted's Boy
212(2)
48 Rightsizing
214(3)
49 Friday Go To Meetin'
217(2)
Box 15 - Too Much of A Good Thing, Perhaps?
219(2)
50 Ghosting For Gain
221(3)
51 Don't Ask
224(2)
Box 16 - More "Exercise" For The Faithful
226(1)
52 Point Of No Return
227(3)
53 To Every Thing There Is A Season
230(4)
54 Haste Makes Waste
234(5)
SECTION EIGHT THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I Power, Status, And Cooling Out The Mark239(30)
55 All For The Best In This Best of All Possible Worlds
245(5)
56 Small Is Beautiful
250(3)
57 More Bang For The Buck
253(3)
Box 17 - More Bang For The Buck At Bell
256(2)
58 Individual Contributor
258(3)
Box 18 - Drug Bust
261(1)
59 The Threefold Way
262(7)
CONCLUSION269(8)
EPILOGUE277(3)
ENDNOTES280(3)
SELECTED READINGS283

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