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Yin Yang and Organizational Performance

Five Elements for Improvement and Success

  • Features real-life case studies of how Ying Yang can be applied to human resource-based performance development and management

  • Presents new methods that will help organizations to develop emotional intelligence

  • Opens the “black box” between human resource development and organization performance

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. From Theory to Practice

    • Kris M. Y. Law, Marko Kesti
    Pages 33-55

About this book

Presenting an innovative approach to the field of organizational management, this book proposes a Yin Yang (cosmological) perspective as an alternative to existing management concepts, serving to conceptualize the organization processes in a more holistic way.

Maximizing reader insights into the concept of Yin Yang and how it can be applied to the areas of human resource based performance development and management, 'Yin Yang and Organizational Performance' includes case studies that illustrate ways to properly utilize human resource innovativeness and emotional intelligence.

Encompassing engineering and humanist perspectives, this books shares tips and insights designed to provide management and business leaders with new ways of understanding and organizing human capital.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Kris M.Y. Law

  • University of Lapland, Lapland, Finland

    Marko Kesti

About the authors

Dr. Kris M. Y. Law is an academic and researcher, as well an author. She obtained her PhD from the City University of Hong Kong for her work on a research project in the field organizational learning and development. Her specialties are in the areas of organizational learning and development, technology innovation and management, business entrepreneurship and human capital management with application of Yin Yang philosophy. Dr. Law has participated in many research projects relating to human capital and organizational development and visiting positions in different regions, i.e. China, Taiwan, Thailand, Finland, Norway and United States, etc. She has published her work in a number of refereed international journals and books (i.e. The PAL Developer).

Apart from being a researcher and author, Dr. Law is also an experienced practitioner of special dun armour, as well a certified yoga teacher.

Dr. Marko Kesti is a Finnish researcher and author of several books and international book chapters in the field of organization performance development. He has also published his work in international conference papers, some of which are co-authored with Dr. Kris Law.

Dr. Kesti has been working on new scientific theories in the field of strategic human capital development, with this work receiving international awards. He obtained his MSc in engineering and holds a doctoral degree in Administrative Science.

Dr. Kesti's engineering background and practical business experience make him a successful researcher in the field of human capital management.

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eBook USD 89.00
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