Employee Morale: Driving Performance in Challenging Times

Author:   D. Bowles ,  C. Cooper
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230579422


Pages:   215
Publication Date:   22 October 2009
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Performance is the key outcome of high morale, and the reason why it should be taken so seriously: with research gathered from some of the world's largest employee opinion databases and best academic centres, the authors lay out the morale-performance connection.

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Author:   D. Bowles ,  C. Cooper
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.505kg
ISBN:  

9780230579422


ISBN 10:   0230579426
Pages:   215
Publication Date:   22 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: What is Morale? Chapter 2: How Do Organizations Measure Morale? Chapter 3: Why Morale Is So Important: Introduction Why Morale Is So Important 1: Group Morale, Financial Performance and Organization Effectiveness Why Morale Is So Important 2: Individual Morale and Performance Why Morale Is So Important 3: Morale and Customer Satisfaction Why Morale Is So Important 4: Morale, Individual and Organizational Health Chapter 4: Case Study: Culture, Morale and Customer Satisfaction. Hilti Group, Liechtenstein Chapter 5: Creating& Maintaining the High Morale Organization Chapter 6: Current Trends, Issues and Myths in Employee Morale Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions

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'This book is timely. Many organizations worldwide are now mired in gloom and doom . Using morale as the center piece, Bowles and Cooper lay out, in an engaging, readable and practical way, the consequences, of high morale and how to measure, develop and maintain it. The material is current and the case examples are excellent. I would highly recommend it for managers, consultants and business school management professors.' - Ronald J Burke, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada 'High employee morale facilitates superior performance in organizations. Therefore this relevant and readable book is highly recommended for all managers of people.' - Professor Greg Bamber, Director of Research, Department of Management, Monash University, Australia, and co-author of Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees, 2009 'Driving differential levels of employee morale is now seen by many as a prerequisite for organisational success. David and Cary skilfully examine the validity of the correlation and elegantly demonstrate how the subject has moved from the realms of 'touchy-feely HR stuff' to 'mission critical' for all organisational leaders. This is a must read for anyone facing the tricky task of sustaining high morale within their 21st century employee base.' - Paul Chesworth, HR Director, Vodafone Europe 'This book is a must-read for every current or future member of senior and mid management who wishes to focus on sustainable out-performance of his or her organisation rather than on quarterly results' - Dr. Horst Heidsieck, Former CEO and current Board member of several German, Swiss and Luxembourg-based industrial and technology companies


"'This book is timely. Many organizations worldwide are now mired in ""gloom and doom"". Using morale as the center piece, Bowles and Cooper lay out, in an engaging, readable and practical way, the consequences, of high morale and how to measure, develop and maintain it. The material is current and the case examples are excellent. I would highly recommend it for managers, consultants and business school management professors.' - Ronald J Burke, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada 'High employee morale facilitates superior performance in organizations. Therefore this relevant and readable book is highly recommended for all managers of people.' - Professor Greg Bamber, Director of Research, Department of Management, Monash University, Australia, and co-author of Up in the Air: How Airlines Can Improve Performance by Engaging their Employees, 2009 'Driving differential levels of employee morale is now seen by many as a prerequisite for organisational success. David and Cary skilfully examine the validity of the correlation and elegantly demonstrate how the subject has moved from the realms of 'touchy-feely HR stuff' to 'mission critical' for all organisational leaders. This is a must read for anyone facing the tricky task of sustaining high morale within their 21st century employee base.' - Paul Chesworth, HR Director, Vodafone Europe 'This book is a must-read for every current or future member of senior and mid management who wishes to focus on sustainable out-performance of his or her organisation rather than on quarterly results' - Dr. Horst Heidsieck, Former CEO and current Board member of several German, Swiss and Luxembourg-based industrial and technology companies"


Author Information

Author Website:   http://www.robertsoncooper.com/thecarycooperblog

CARY COOPER is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health and Pro Vice Chancellor at Lancaster University, England. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Editor of the journal Stress and Health, President of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and Chair of the think tank The Sunningdale Institute in the UK's National School of Government. He has a number of Honorary Doctorates from universities and received an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians. Professor Cooper was honoured with a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2001, and was elected as Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2009. Honorary fellowship for Cary Cooper http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/news/18953/honorary-fellowship-for-cary-c/ DAVID BOWLES is Managing Director of Research& Consulting International in Rancho Santa Fe, California, whose projects range from advising clients on employee morale and performance, and the measurement and management of morale and corporate culture. He is also a regular speaker to groups on these subjects. Dr. Bowles has a Ph.D. in management sciences (emphasis: industrial psychology) from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, UK (UMIST), has had a long career in international human resource consulting andhas worked across all major industry and non-profit groups. He can be reached at: db@research-consult.com.

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