Concise Introduction to Workplace Commitments (Hardcover)

John P. Meyer

ISBN 10: 103531665X / ISBN 13: 9781035316656

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, 2025

About this Item

Hardcover. Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the worlds leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking.Providing an informative overview of workplace commitments, this Concise Introduction explores how this knowledge can influence management practices. Investigating individual, communal and unit-level workplace commitments, John P. Meyer considers commitment in the context of the changing nature of work. As well as reviewing theory and research pertaining to employees commitments in organizations, he expands on the implications for organizational effectiveness. Key Features:Illuminates new directions for researchProvides advice to guide management practiceIntroduces new methodology and analytic strategiesExpands upon current knowledge and research on employee commitmentThe Concise Introduction to Workplace Commitments is an essential and accessible guide for students, academics and scholars of leadership and change management. The book is also of practical help to management consultants and organizations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concise Introduction to Workplace Commitments (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103531665X
• ISBN 13: 9781035316656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered. They explain the key principles in business and are expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential concepts of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking.

Providing an informative overview of workplace commitments, this Concise Introduction explores how this knowledge can influence management practices. Investigating individual, communal and unit-level workplace commitments, John P. Meyer considers commitment in the context of the changing nature of work. As well as reviewing theory and research pertaining to employees’ commitments in organizations, he expands on the implications for organizational effectiveness.

Key Features:

• Illuminates new directions for research
• Provides advice to guide management practice
• Introduces new methodology and analytic strategies
• Expands upon current knowledge and research on employee commitment

The Concise Introduction to Workplace Commitments is an essential and accessible guide for students, academics and scholars of leadership and change management. The book is also of practical help to management consultants and organizations.

About the Author

John P. Meyer, Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada