Emotion Seduction and Intimacy - Softcover

Rory Ridley-Duff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0975430017 ISBN 13: 9780975430019

Publisher: Men's Hour Books, 2007

Synopsis

In most organizations the vast majority of employees feel that management has failed to deal effectively with issues of sexuality and intimacy in the workplace. Yet personal relationships can profoundly affect productivity, morale and the well-being of employees. 
 
In this brilliant book, author Rory Ridley-Duff proposes:  

• a new framework for appreciating both potential benefits and harms of workplace relationships, and 
• a new, constructive and non-confrontational approach to sexual relations in the workplace.

Emotion, Seduction and Intimacy is a 'must read' for anyone concerned about the role of intimacy and close relationships in day-to-day life.
 
Praise for Emotion, Seduction and Intimacy: 

"Rory's work is insightful and ... introduces the concepts of gender and intimacy to the subject of enterprise governance". 

• Professor Phil Johnson, Head of HRM and Organisational Behaviour, Sheffield University 

"Rory is a man who ... does not shun the moral maze of human desires and passions but brings greater understanding to that very facet of life - the forbidden fruit that made us fall from grace and its role in our emancipation." 

• Dr Poonam Thapa, Gender, Culture and Sexual Health Expert 

"Rory eloquently straddles the world of practitioner and academic: his writing is engaging and constantly draws the reader into the web of everyday emotions found bubbling away under the surface in the workplace. Sexual interplay, power and vengeance are played out on the pages - beats Dan Brown hands down!" 

• Dr Sally East, Specialist on Work-Life Balance, Royal Veterinary College 

"Rory's book has a magnificent tone - serious, high level addressing of issues of both organisational and theoretical importance. For me it is one of the very best studies I have read." 

• David Megginson, Emeritus Professor of Human Resource Development, Sheffield Hallam University

Based on years of case-study research and up-to-date scholarship, this book shows how business managers can benefit from a better understanding of the connection between emotion and intelligence and better deal with issues of sexuality and workplace relationships.

About this title

About the Author

Born in Sussex, England in 1962, Rory graduated from London University in 1986 with a music degree. His postgraduate studies culminated in a PhD from Sheffield Hallam University where he completed research on intimate relationships and democratic governance. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, Caroline, and his two children, Natasha and Bethany.
 
Rory developed his early career throughout the 1990s in London, firstly as Data Centre Manager at Procter & Gamble HABC, then as a software developer and worker-director of Computercraft Ltd. He moved to Yorkshire in 1998, and in 2001 became MD of First Contact Software Ltd where he won a DTI Smart Award for contributions to innovation in database design. In 2002, he won a Hallam PhD Studentship that enabled him to establish a new career as a university lecturer/researcher focussing on governance in cooperatives and social enterprises. He is now a Senior Lecturer in Organisation Behaviour and Human Resource Management at Sheffield Hallam University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Men's Hour Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0975430017
• ISBN 13: 9780975430019
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 279