Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills (8th Edition)

The purpose of this book is to show you how you can become more effective in your work and personal life through developing your human relations skills. A major theme of this text is that career and personal success are related. Success on the job often enhances personal success, and success in personal life can enhance job success. Though this text is designed to fit human relations courses taught in colleges, career schools, and vocational-technical schools, managerial, professional, and technical workers who are forging ahead in their careers will also find this book immediately useful in improving their workplace and personal relationships. Outstanding Features: Integrated Self-Assessment Exercises Self-assessment exercises are integrated into the text where the topic is discussed providing an opportunity to explore your own opinions, feelings, and behavior patterns. Wealth of Case Applications Each chapter contains three cases: a chapter opener sets the stage and two end of chapter scenario-based case assignments where you are asked to "make the call". Human Relations in Practice Boxes These features present a human relations business practice in a real company. SkillBuildingEmphasis End of chapter materials include critical thinking and skill-building exercises that focus on developing skills that you can use today on the job and in your personal life. Web Resources: Companion Website Go to www.prenhall.com/dubrin to find additional web exercises, links to resources and self-grading quizzes for each chapter. OneKey Distance Learning Solutions: Convenience, Simplicity, Success: Ready-madeWebCTandBlackBoardonline courses! URL: www.prenhall.com/dubrinAndrew J. DuBrin is the author of 'Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills (8th Edition)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780131791794 and ISBN 0131791796.