Workplace superstars in resistant organizations Seth Allcorn
Despite our national preoccupation with achievement, little attention seems to be paid to the pursuit of excellence on an individual basis.
Print Book, English, 1991
Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 1991
xiv, 200 pages ; 25 cm
9780899306575, 0899306578
1058143644
Preface Introduction The Search of Excellence In Search of Excellence: The Superstar Factor Who Are the Superstars? Organizational Trends Opposed to Achieving Individual Excellence Feelings in the Workplace: The Superstar Versus Others Understanding Behavior at Work Case Studies of Superstar Burnout The Common Denominator The Pulsar The Supernova The Black Hole The Red Giant The White Dwarf Individual Excellence in the Workplace In Pursuit of Individual Excellene Toward an Organizational Culture of Individual Excellence The Search for Individual Excellence Looking Ahead to Achieving Excellence Appendix: Psychological Defenses at Work Bibliography Index