Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the appreciative inquiry change methodology and to demonstrate how it can be applied to a specific work challenge. Design/methodology/approach – This paper first explains the appreciative inquiry method and gives an account of how the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review existing models for evaluating organizational human resource (HR) interventions and to develop a practical but robust model for use by practitioners and researchers. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was undertaken...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review the research literature on safety coaching, with a particularly focus towards work in safety critical environments such as oil and gas, manufacturing and driving. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was undertaken of...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editor's bio -- Contributors' bios -- Section 1 Coaching context -- Chapter 1 Coaching defined and explored -- Introduction -- What is coaching? -- The roots of coaching? -- How does coaching compare with...

The latest Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Psychology uses a psychological perspective, and a uniquely global focus, to review the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal. Maintains a truly global focus on the...

Abstract Angesichts steigender Globalisierungstendenzen finden sich immer häufiger „virtuelle“ Teams in Unternehmen, in denen Teammitglieder unter Rückgriff auf moderne Kommunikationsmedien von unterschiedlichen Standorten aus kooperieren um die Teamziele zu erreichen. Bisher gibt es noch...