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University Press of America Passive Addiction or Why We Hate Work An Investigation of Problems in Organizational Communication 2013 Edition by Xin-An Lucian Lu, Matthew C. Ramsey
This work examines various organizational problems that contribute to the phenomenon of passive addiction, problems so entrenched and quotidian that they no longer register in the organizational consciousness as problems. Passive addiction refers to the phenomenon in which the individual is addicted to various forms of passivity (e.g., procrastination, effortless and vacuous behaviors) as refuge from work one dislikes. Xin-An Lucian Lu and Matthew C. Ramsey investigate the dichotomization between work and life, ill-designed evaluation, the divorce between purpose and action, overemphasis of extrinsic order, the crisis of credibility, and the overuse of management over leadership. Technological and economic changes in the future may lead to the emergence of active addiction, a state of work that is blended with life and is actively embraced by the worker with a spirit of creativity and innovation. Table of contents :- IntroductionChapter One: Passive Addiction: Symptom of a Deep and Prevalent Organizational ProblemDEFINING PASSIVE ADDICTIONILLUSTRATING PASSIVE ADDICTIONCAUSALITY OF PASSIVE ADDICTIONCOST OF PASSIVE ADDICTIONSUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Two: The Dichotomization of Work and LifeWHY AND HOW WE IDENTIFY WITH ORGANIZATIONSTHE PARADOX OF WORK AND LIFEFINDING BALANCESUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Three: The Bad Economics of the Contemporary System of EvaluationPREVALENCE OF EVALUATIONJUSTIFICATION OF EVALUATIONLACK OF STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF EVALUATION ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATIONTHE LOGIC OF NUMBERSCOMPETITION, FALSE SCARCITY, AND MOTIVATIONWASTE DUE TO INVALID OR PRO FORMA EVALUATIONINEQUITY IN CERTAIN EVALUATIONSUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Four: The Divorce Between Purpose and ActionWHY PURPOSEILLUSTRATIONS AND CAUSALITY OF THE DIVORCE BETWEEN PURPOSE AND ACTIONCOST OF THE DIVORCE BETWEEN ACTION AND PURPOSESUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Five: The Paradox Between Extrinsic Order and Intrinsic ChaosTHE SEARCH FOR ORDERTHE FUNCTION OF ORDERORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR ORDERA CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORDERCHAOS LATENT IN PHENOMENAL ORDERNOUMENAL ORDER IN PHENOMENAL CHAOSSUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Six: Crisis of CredibilityDEFINING CREDIBILITYEMPLOYEE CREDIBILITYORGANIZATIONAL CREDIBILITYSUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Seven: Leadership or ManagementLEADERSHIP VERSUS MANAGEMENTORIENTATIONS OF MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT AND PASSIVE ADDICTIONSUMMARYREFERENCESChapter Eight: Active Addiction: Envisioning the Future of WorkDEFINING ACTIVE ADDICTIONWORK IN ITS NATURAL STATEFROM COMPETITION TO INNOVATION AND PERSONAL GROWTHFROM EFFICIENCY TO EFFECTIVENESSTHE BLENDING BETWEEN WORK AND LIFESUMMARYREFERENCESIndexAbout the Authors