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Why We Work (TED Books) - Hardcover By Schwartz, Barry - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 1476784868
- Book Title
- Why We Work
- Book Series
- Ted Bks.
- Item Length
- 7 in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Psychology, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Human Resources & Personnel Management, Labor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Item Weight
- 8.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 112 Pages
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An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace. Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent. We've long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we've shaped much of the infrastructure of our society to accommodate this belief. Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction through "menial" jobs? Schwartz explores why so many believe that the goal for working should be to earn money, how we arrived to believe that paying workers more leads to better work, and why this has made our society confused, unhappy, and has established a dangerously misguided system. Through fascinating studies and compelling anecdotes, this book dispels this myth. Schwartz takes us through hospitals and hair salons, auto plants and boardrooms, showing workers in all walks of life, showcasing the trends and patterns that lead to happiness in the workplace. Ultimately, Schwartz proves that the root of what drives us to do good work can rarely be incentivized, and that the cause of bad work is often an attempt to do just that. How did we get to this tangled place? How do we change the way we work? With great insight and wisdom, Schwartz shows us how to take our first steps toward understanding, and empowering us all to find great work.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476784868
ISBN-13
9781476784861
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204246686
Product Key Features
Book Title
Why We Work
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Human Resources & Personnel Management, Labor, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Publication Year
2015
Book Series
Ted Bks.
Genre
Psychology, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Hd4905.S313 2015
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A delightful, accessible book that glides across centuries of business and industry to reveal the underpinning moral foundations of how and why we work. If you have a job, or hope to have one, read Why We Work, Barry Schwartz has long been one of the most astute - and compassionate - observers of American life. In Why We Work , he makes a compelling case for building organizations that run with the grain of human nature rather than against it. If you want to make work more meaningful, for yourself or for your team, you need to read this wise and powerful book., Barry Schwartz has long been one of the most astute -- and compassionate -- observers of American life. In Why We Work , he makes a compelling case for building organizations that run with the grain of human nature rather than against it. If you want to make work more meaningful, for yourself or for your team, you need to read this wise and powerful book., In a masterful book that delivers a deep understanding why we work, Schwartz makes a convincing case that getting the answer wrong bears profound costs for employees and managers in any organization. A highly recommended, thought-provoking read., Invoking plenty of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and even a bit of Bruce Springsteen, Schwartz's inspiring manifesto forces us to question the very nature of modern-day work... Via fascinating anecdote and plenty of data, the book forcefully claims that how we work isn't working.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2016-449038
Dewey Decimal
658.3/1422
Dewey Edition
23
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