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Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don´t Act) Responsibly
Gardner
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Description for Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don´t Act) Responsibly
Hardcover. Reflects the information gleaned from interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. Editor(s): Gardner, Howard. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work and its wider impact.
Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work and its wider impact.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787994754
SKU
V9780787994754
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About Gardner
Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is the author of more than twenty books translated into twenty-four languages. Gardner also holds positions as adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University, adjunct professor of neurology at Boston University, and senior director of Harvard Project Zero.
Reviews for Responsibility at Work: How Leading Professionals Act (or Don´t Act) Responsibly
"Gardner and his colleagues outline steps that can be taken to build a sense of responsibility and to take ownership for one's work and its wider impact." (District Administration, 07/08) Overall, this book represents a valuable contribution the literature on understanding the meaning of work in our lives. (PsycCRITIQUES, 05/28/08) "The questions are though-provoking; the responses, profound. ... Read more