Working Knowledge or Organizational Behavior with Student CD ROM and InfoTrac

Working Knowledge: Skill and Community in a Small Shop

Author: Douglas A A Harper

A number of years ago, Douglas Harper moved to northern New York to teach in a small college. Upon his arrival there his department chairman noted his eight-year-old Saab and said, "You'll be meeting Willie." Haper spent the next years establishing not only a working relationship but a friendship with Willie. In Working Knowledge, he introduces us to Willie, a mechanic and jack-of-all-trades. With this engaging and insightful profile—part biography, part ethnography, and part photo essay—Harper documents what Willie does and how he does it. Harper's dignified portrait captures a disappearing feature of modern life—the essential human factor in the world of work.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Nature of Work
The Evolution of Practical Labor
Learning and Teaching
Disassembling Intuition
Work as Bricolage
Knowledge in the Body
Work and Time
Summary
2. Contexts of Work
Work and the Environment
Work and Self
The Moral Universe of Work
Work and Community
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index

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Organizational Behavior with Student CD-ROM and InfoTrac

Author: Don Hellriegel

Organizational Behavior, 10th edition presents classic and emerging organizational behavior trends and research, making the subject both accessible and meaningful for learners. To make the connection between theory and practice, the authors include timely examples, exercises, and high-interest cases. To help learners focus and understand the importance of organizational behavior, the authors introduce seven managerial competencies that are essential to being an effective leader or member of an organization. These competencies are introduced early and woven throughout in special features, exercises, and an interactive self-assessment tool.