Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills - Softcover

DuBrin, Andrew J.

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9780131791794: Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills

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ISBN 10: 0131791796 ISBN 13: 9780131791794

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

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For undergraduate courses in Human Relations, Applied Psychology, Human Relations in the Workplace, and Career Development; also appropriate for a course in Interpersonal Skills Training.

The most significant and expanded revision of it’s history, Human Relations for Career and Personal Success, 8th edition, will influence students to help them become more effective in their work and personal life though knowledge of and skills in human relations. In this full-color revision, you’ll find several NEW chapters as well as twice the number of cases, self-assessment quizzes and role-plays. Students will learn by doing in this text that doubles as a workbook. All aspects of the course are thoroughly covered in four major topic areas; Part 1 covers four aspects of understand and managing yourself; Part 2 examines the heart of human relations by dealing effectively with people; Part 3 provides information to help students capitalize on their education, experiences, talents, and ambitions; Part 4 rounds out the text with a chapter about managing stress and personal problems.

Nationally renowned author, Andrew DuBrin brings his years of research and experience to this text and has established himself as a true expert in the field of Human Relations. Other titles by Andrew Dubrin include: Human Relations: Interpersonal Job-Oriented Skills, 9/E � 2006, and Coaching and Mentoring Skills, NetEffect Series

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Review:

“The hallmark of this text is the use of many real world examples of human relations issues and practices.”

Darlean McClure, College of the Sequoias

“The self-assessment quizzes are excellent.”

Jim Wilhelm, South Plains College

“I really like .... knowing oneself before you can begin to understand others and the environment around you.”

Jewel Cherry, Forsyth Technical and Community College

“One strength is the readability, second strength is the practical approach, third strength is the summary section, fourth strength concerns the case studies.....”

Reginald St. Clair, Mountain Empire Community College

From the Back Cover:

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.

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