02418nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10126211 CaPaEBR 20251022011652.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 050308s2005 nyu sb 001 0 eng 2005006407 140005219X (hbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647494692 HF5386.5 .C66 2005eb 650.1/3 22 144186 115438 Conniff, Richard, 1951- 189863 The ape in the corner office [electronic resource] : understanding the workplace beast in all of us / 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. 38256 Interpersonal relations. 89 Supervision of employees. 23110 Power (Social sciences) 24122 Corporate culture. 10970 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10126211 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 144186 115438