The ape in the corner office [electronic resource] : understanding the workplace beast in all of us /
Conniff, Richard, 1951-
The ape in the corner office understanding the workplace beast in all of us / [electronic resource] : Richard Conniff. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Business, c2005. - viii, 341 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-328) and index.
Yes, it is a goddam jungle out there (Why acting like an animal comes so easy) -- Nice monkey (The search for the unselfish gene) -- Being negative (Why things look worse than they probably are) -- Rough beasts (Moore's Law meets monkey law) -- Donut dominance (Why hierarchy works) -- Tooth and claw (How we wage dominance contests on the job) -- Bending the knee (Strategies for subordinates) -- Chatter in the monkey house (Gossip and the beastly nature of "Oh, my God, tell me more") -- Bang bang, kiss kiss (The natural history of "I'm sorry") -- Making faces (A field guide to facial expression) -- Facial predestination (How the shape of your face can make or break your career) -- Monkey see (The power of imitation) -- Bunnies for lunch (On being a corporate predator) -- A landscape of fear (Why do jerks seem to prosper?) -- Running with the pack (Why lone wolves are losers) -- Epilogue: leadership lessons of highly effective apes.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Office politics.
Interpersonal relations.
Supervision of employees.
Power (Social sciences)
Corporate culture.
Electronic books.
HF5386.5 / .C66 2005eb
650.1/3
The ape in the corner office understanding the workplace beast in all of us / [electronic resource] : Richard Conniff. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Business, c2005. - viii, 341 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-328) and index.
Yes, it is a goddam jungle out there (Why acting like an animal comes so easy) -- Nice monkey (The search for the unselfish gene) -- Being negative (Why things look worse than they probably are) -- Rough beasts (Moore's Law meets monkey law) -- Donut dominance (Why hierarchy works) -- Tooth and claw (How we wage dominance contests on the job) -- Bending the knee (Strategies for subordinates) -- Chatter in the monkey house (Gossip and the beastly nature of "Oh, my God, tell me more") -- Bang bang, kiss kiss (The natural history of "I'm sorry") -- Making faces (A field guide to facial expression) -- Facial predestination (How the shape of your face can make or break your career) -- Monkey see (The power of imitation) -- Bunnies for lunch (On being a corporate predator) -- A landscape of fear (Why do jerks seem to prosper?) -- Running with the pack (Why lone wolves are losers) -- Epilogue: leadership lessons of highly effective apes.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Office politics.
Interpersonal relations.
Supervision of employees.
Power (Social sciences)
Corporate culture.
Electronic books.
HF5386.5 / .C66 2005eb
650.1/3