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Video interviews with business professionalsThis section of the website will enable you to learn about how organizational behaviour works in real life. In a series of interviews, business managers and HR professionals from a range of organizations discuss their activities in the workplace, providing valuable insights into the ‘real world’ of OB.
Chapter 1 – Introducing Contemporary Organizational Behaviour
Chiara Amati, business consultant at Keil Centre and Lecturer in HRM at Edinburgh Napier University
http://www.keilcentre.co.uk/
Chiara Amati is Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. She is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist who joined Edinburgh Napier University Business School in 2010; she teaches on the MSc in HRM and on related undergraduate courses. Chiara’s main area of expertise is the emotional experience of individuals and leaders at work, which includes an interest in aspects of job satisfaction, motivation, engagement and workplace stress. Chiara also works for the Keil Centre, a consultancy company that specializes in applying psychology and human factors expertise for organisational success.
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Iain Nelson, freelance business consult to clients such as Unilever, Roche Products, BP, British Council, Total, and Indian Railways
Iain Nelson has spent 27 years as a Principal Consultant and Manager with the International Training Service, and 4 years as an Internal Learning and Development Advisor with Petroleum Development Oman. As a freelance consultant, his clients include Unilever, Roche Products, Alcan, BP, Chevron, Lothian and Borders Police, British Council, ITF Nigeria, Total and Indian Railways.Iain’s core expertise is developing managers as learning specialists competent to design and deliver a company’s corporate objectives and associated strategic business initiatives.
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John Bratton, author of this textbook
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Chapter 2 – The Social Nature of Work
Iain Nelson, freelance business consultant to clients such as Unilever, Roche Products, BP, British Council, Total, and Indian Railways
Iain Nelson has spent 27 years as a Principal Consultant and Manager with the International Training Service, and 4 years as an Internal Learning and Development Advisor with Petroleum Development Oman. As a freelance consultant, his clients include Unilever, Roche Products, Alcan, BP, Chevron, Lothian and Borders Police, British Council, ITF Nigeria, Total and Indian Railways.Iain’s core expertise is developing managers as learning specialists competent to design and deliver a company’s corporate objectives and associated strategic business initiatives.
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Chapter 3 – Studying Work and Organizations
Iain Nelson, freelance business consultant to clients such as Unilever, Roche Products, BP, British Council, Total, and Indian Railways
Iain Nelson has spent 27 years as a Principal Consultant and Manager with the International Training Service, and 4 years as an Internal Learning and Development Advisor with Petroleum Development Oman. As a freelance consultant, his clients include Unilever, Roche Products, Alcan, BP, Chevron, Lothian and Borders Police, British Council, ITF Nigeria, Total and Indian Railways.Iain’s core expertise is developing managers as learning specialists competent to design and deliver a company’s corporate objectives and associated strategic business initiatives.
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John Bratton, author of this textbook
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Chapter 4 – Personality and Self-Identity
Alison Jones, Alison Jones Business Services
http://www.alisonjones.com/Alison works with small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs to make them stand out from the competition and grow their businesses, clarifying strategy and creating effective content marketing, including print and ebooks. She also provides executive coaching and consulting services to the traditional publishing sector.
After an MA in English Language and Literature from Edinburgh University and an MBA from the Open University, Alison pioneered digital publishing over a 22-year career in publishing, most recently as Director of Innovation Strategy with Palgrave Macmillan. She set up Alison Jones Business Services and the Practical Inspiration Publishing imprint in 2014 to establish a new model: position, or brand, publishing. She is an associate lecturer with Oxford Brookes University, teaching on their MA in Publishing, and an affiliate lecturer with the University of Falmouth.
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Chapter 5 – Perception and Emotions
Alison Jones, Alison Jones Business Services
http://www.alisonjones.com/Alison works with small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs to make them stand out from the competition and grow their businesses, clarifying strategy and creating effective content marketing, including print and ebooks. She also provides executive coaching and consulting services to the traditional publishing sector.
After an MA in English Language and Literature from Edinburgh University and an MBA from the Open University, Alison pioneered digital publishing over a 22-year career in publishing, most recently as Director of Innovation Strategy with Palgrave Macmillan. She set up Alison Jones Business Services and the Practical Inspiration Publishing imprint in 2014 to establish a new model: position, or brand, publishing. She is an associate lecturer with Oxford Brookes University, teaching on their MA in Publishing, and an affiliate lecturer with the University of Falmouth.
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Chapter 7 – Learning
Elizabeth Douglas, Learning and Development Manager at a Care and Sheltered Housing Association
Elizabeth Douglas holds the position of Learning and Development Manager at an Edinburgh Care and Sheltered Housing Association, Scotland, and is a former Human Resource Manager with over 20 years’ experience. She acquired her MA in Languages and Arts from the University of Aberdeen and, after postgraduate training, entered management with the Great Western Railway Company. Elizabeth’s current project is designing and delivering a programme on diversity in the workplace.Download the transcript
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John Wilson, business consultant
John Wilson has a PhD in educational psychology and worked in teacher education and training in Scotland before becoming Foundation Professor of Education at Victoria University, Australia in 1992. He worked in human resource development in the education and training sectors in several countries including Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Laos and Thailand. In 2014, he was Asian Development Bank consultant on a project planning assistance in secondary education for the government of Kyrgyzstan.Download the transcript
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Chapter 8 – Class, gender, race and equality
Andrew Brady, Director of Union Solidarity International
https://usilive.org/Andrew Brady is Director of Union Solidarity International. He has also worked with the UK’s largest trade union, Unite, in the Political and the Research and Policy Departments. He is currently writing up a PhD at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He acquired a Master of Science in Economic Management and Planning and a Post Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology in Business and Management from the University of Strathclyde. Andrew’s current position involves organising, negotiating and campaigning around precarious forms of employment involving young workers.
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Chapter 9 – Diversity and People Management
Elizabeth Douglas, Learning and Development Manager at a Care and Sheltered Housing Association
Elizabeth Douglas holds the position of Learning and Development Manager at an Edinburgh Care and Sheltered Housing Association, Scotland, and is a former Human Resource Manager with over 20 years’ experience. She acquired her MA in Languages and Arts from the University of Aberdeen and, after postgraduate training, entered management with the Great Western Railway Company. Elizabeth’s current project is designing and delivering a programme on diversity in the workplace.Download the transcript
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Iain Nelson, freelance business consultant to clients such as Unilever, Roche Products, BP, British Council, Total, and Indian Railways
Iain Nelson has spent 27 years as a Principal Consultant and Manager with the International Training Service, and 4 years as an Internal Learning and Development Advisor with Petroleum Development Oman. As a freelance consultant, his clients include Unilever, Roche Products, Alcan, BP, Chevron, Lothian and Borders Police, British Council, ITF Nigeria, Total and Indian Railways.Iain’s core expertise is developing managers as learning specialists competent to design and deliver a company’s corporate objectives and associated strategic business initiatives.
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Chapter 10 – Groups and teams
Ruth Law, Practice Manager of a health centre
Ruth Law is the Practice Manager of a health centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has worked in practice management for more than 5 years, including 2 years running a general practice in central London. She previously spent more than 18 years in a variety of roles with an international executive recruitment company, and has worked as a volunteer Management Support Officer at the Ghana Education Service. She has an MA in German and Psychology from the University of Dundee and an MBA from the Open University.Download the transcript
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Chapter 12 – Leadership
David McGuire, Reader in Human Resource Development, Edinburgh Napier University
David McGuire is Reader in HRD at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. He has significant experience in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of HRD, managing diversity and leadership, and is Deputy Programme Director of MBA programmes. To date, he has published two textbooks, and over 30 articles in journals including the European Journal of Training and Development, Advances in Developing Human Resources, Human Resource Development Review and Human Resource Development Quarterly. David serves as Associate Editor of Advances in Developing Human Resources and also sits on the Editorial Boards of three leading HRD journals. He has been the recipient of a number of prestigious research awards including a Scottish Crucible award, a Fulbright Scholar award, a Government of Ireland scholarship and a number of Emerald Literati awards.Download the transcript
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Chapter 16 – Technology
Alison Jones, Alison Jones Business Services
http://www.alisonjones.com/Alison works with small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs to make them stand out from the competition and grow their businesses, clarifying strategy and creating effective content marketing, including print and ebooks. She also provides executive coaching and consulting services to the traditional publishing sector.
After an MA in English Language and Literature from Edinburgh University and an MBA from the Open University, Alison pioneered digital publishing over a 22-year career in publishing, most recently as Director of Innovation Strategy with Palgrave Macmillan. She set up Alison Jones Business Services and the Practical Inspiration Publishing imprint in 2014 to establish a new model: position, or brand, publishing. She is an associate lecturer with Oxford Brookes University, teaching on their MA in Publishing, and an affiliate lecturer with the University of Falmouth.
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Tony McGrory, freelance mentor
Recently retired and free to participate in management, career development and alumni mentoring, Tony has spent 34 years in human resource and functional managerial roles spanning leadership and development, managing change and core talent, negotiation skills in sales and commerce, Six Sigma and a real estate portfolio in a major multinational company. Tony’s broad background permits effective liaison, networking and communication with managers and organizations seeking guidance and experience in aligning project activities that match their strategy and deliver their corporate business objectives.Download the transcript
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John Wilson, business consultant
John Wilson has a PhD in educational psychology and worked in teacher education and training in Scotland before becoming Foundation Professor of Education at Victoria University, Australia in 1992. He worked in human resource development in the education and training sectors in several countries including Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Laos and Thailand. In 2014, he was Asian Development Bank consultant on a project planning assistance in secondary education for the government of Kyrgyzstan.Download the transcript
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Chapter 18 – Change
Tony McGrory, freelance mentor
Recently retired and free to participate in management, career development and alumni mentoring, Tony has spent 34 years in human resource and functional managerial roles spanning leadership and development, managing change and core talent, negotiation skills in sales and commerce, Six Sigma and a real estate portfolio in a major multinational company. Tony’s broad background permits effective liaison, networking and communication with managers and organizations seeking guidance and experience in aligning project activities that match their strategy and deliver their corporate business objectives.Download the transcript
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