Risky Business: Psychological, Physical and Financial Costs of High Risk Behavior in Organizations (Psychological and Behavioural Aspects of Risk) - Tapa dura

'...Risky Business delves into these murky, twisted, can-of-worms difficult topics, by investigating the psychological, behavioural, and social dimensions of high-risk behaviours by individuals and groups in organizations. Every year we read in the newspapers about 'cases' - where employee behaviour causes immeasurable damage to organizations...Risky Business - aptly-named, tells you how and why this type of event happens: how to spot the symptoms of employee disenchantment, unrest, unhappiness, dysfunction, and so on, and how to ensure that it doesn't happen to you, and your organization! Buy it, read it, and learn! You won't want to put it down!' - Professor Janice Langan-Fox, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. 'Hardly anyone disagrees that its people are an organization's most valuable asset. They embody a company's potential and are rightfully credited for its successes. People can be clever, strong, creative and resilient. But its people also are a company's most significant risk. Not only can their talents be squandered, they have the potential to permanently damage or destroy an organization. People can be greedy, unethical, and ignorant, as well as narcissistic, malicious, and vulnerable. Risky Business does a huge service by drawing attention to these and other behaviors that can threaten an organization's future. For academics, the book provides a comprehensive review and analyses of the nature and consequences of a variety of high-risk behaviors in organizations. For practitioners, the book emphasizes solutions and tools to manage behavioral risks and avoid toxic environments.' - Bella L. Galperin, John H. Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa, USA 'Burke and Cooper have put together a very impressive book. The theme is very relevant and will attract many readers. They have invited some top experts to help them in the collection and the result is impressive. They also discuss subthemes that are in the intersection of the "yellow magazines" and the serious research, in an effective and super readable manner...the overall final product is innovative, interesting and may I add even needed.' - Simon L. Dolan, Editor-in-Chief: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

What are the financial and psychological costs of risky behavior in business to the individuals concerned and their organizations? Risky Business provides a perspective on addictive behaviors such as gambling, drug taking and even addiction to work; criminal behaviors such as theft and corruption; and behaviors such as aggression and violence. The authors then look at their implications to employee and organizational health within the context of the workplace environment; an environment that is often synonymous with psychological demands, stress, long hours, overwork and shortages of staff or other essential resources. An essential guide for occupational psychologists, human resource specialists, risk managers and for researchers in this field.