Emotion in Organizational Change

This book constructs a multi-disciplinary interpretation of emotion, specifically applied and discussed within Organizational Change environments. Including a range of perspectives from Philosophy, Evolutionary Sciences, Psychology and Sociology, Emotion in Organizational Change also provides a historical picture of our knowledge of emotion. The author explores how this can contribute towards a novel understanding of a pervasive phenomenon in society and its organizations.

Discusses emotion and organizational change from a multi-disciplinary perspective Explores themes such as identity, evolutionary theory, risk, cognitive theory and philosophy Presents a historical understanding of emotion

Autorentext

Usman Talat is a Lecturer in People Management at the University of Salford, UK. His research interests include Philosophy, Evolutionary psychology, and Organizational change. ****

Inhalt
Introduction.- Early Greek Thought and the Philosophers of the Enlightenment Era.- Worker Reason, Imagination and Emotion(s) in Change.- Change, Risk and Employee Passions.- Evolutionary Perspectives on Leadership, Emotion and Organizational Change.- The Social Psychology of Emotion and Biases during Change.<p