The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior
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The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior
In recent years, evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics have emerged as prominent theoretical perspectives within the social sciences. Yet despite broad levels of commonality between the disciplines—including an emphasis on adaptation, evolved mechanisms that guide behavior, and consequences of mismatch between these mechanisms and novel environments—studies that apply these perspectives on social behavior to organizations remain relatively rare.
The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior brings together contributors who shed light on the potential that behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology offer for studies of organizational behavior. In addition to examining the extant literature integrating these disciplines and organizational behavior, the book reconsiders a wide range of topics through the lens of biology within organizational behavior, including decision making, leadership and hierarchy, goals and collective action, and individual difference. Contributions also explore new areas of potential application and provide a critical assessment of the challenges that lie ahead. With accessible insights for scholars and practitioners, The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior marks a promising step forward in what is increasingly perceived to be an underdeveloped area of organizational behavior.
The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior brings together contributors who shed light on the potential that behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology offer for studies of organizational behavior. In addition to examining the extant literature integrating these disciplines and organizational behavior, the book reconsiders a wide range of topics through the lens of biology within organizational behavior, including decision making, leadership and hierarchy, goals and collective action, and individual difference. Contributions also explore new areas of potential application and provide a critical assessment of the challenges that lie ahead. With accessible insights for scholars and practitioners, The Biological Foundations of Organizational Behavior marks a promising step forward in what is increasingly perceived to be an underdeveloped area of organizational behavior.
368 pages | 3 halftones, 4 line drawings | 6 x 9 | © 2014
Economics and Business: Business--Business Economics and Management Studies
Reviews
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Biology and Organizational Behavior
Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey
Genetics, Individual Differences, and Work Behavior
2. Progress in Molecular Genetics and Its Potential Implications in Organizational Behavior Research
Zhaoli Song, Wendong Li, and Nan Wang
3. Genetic Influences on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Emotions in the Workplace
Remus Ilies and Nikolaos Dimotakis
4. The Biological Basis of Entrepreneurship
Scott Shane and Nicos Nicolaou
5. Fitness, Adaptation, and Survival: The Role of Socio-Anthropic Characteristics, Personality, and Intelligence in Work Behavior
Timothy A. Judge and Robert Hogan
Physiology and Organizational Behavior
6. Neurobiological Systems: Implications for Organizational Behavior
Jayanth Narayanan and Smrithi Prasad
7. Physiological Functioning and Employee Health in Organizations
Zhen Zhang and Michael J. Zyphur
Evolution and Organization
8. The Service-for-Prestige Theory of Leader-Follower Relations: A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology and Anthropology Literatures
Michael E. Price and Mark Van Vugt
9. Evolved Decision Makers in Organizations
Peter DeScioli, Robert Kurzban, and Peter M. Todd
10. Primal Business: Evolution, Kinship, and the Family Firm
Nigel Nicholson
11. Evolution and Cooperation: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Management Theory
Roderick E. White and Barbara Decker Pierce
Challenges Ahead
12. Biology, Evolution, and Organization: Promises and Challenges in Building the Foundations
Glenn R. Carroll and Kieran O’Connor
Contributors
Index
1. Introduction: Biology and Organizational Behavior
Stephen M. Colarelli and Richard D. Arvey
Genetics, Individual Differences, and Work Behavior
2. Progress in Molecular Genetics and Its Potential Implications in Organizational Behavior Research
Zhaoli Song, Wendong Li, and Nan Wang
3. Genetic Influences on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Emotions in the Workplace
Remus Ilies and Nikolaos Dimotakis
4. The Biological Basis of Entrepreneurship
Scott Shane and Nicos Nicolaou
5. Fitness, Adaptation, and Survival: The Role of Socio-Anthropic Characteristics, Personality, and Intelligence in Work Behavior
Timothy A. Judge and Robert Hogan
Physiology and Organizational Behavior
6. Neurobiological Systems: Implications for Organizational Behavior
Jayanth Narayanan and Smrithi Prasad
7. Physiological Functioning and Employee Health in Organizations
Zhen Zhang and Michael J. Zyphur
Evolution and Organization
8. The Service-for-Prestige Theory of Leader-Follower Relations: A Review of the Evolutionary Psychology and Anthropology Literatures
Michael E. Price and Mark Van Vugt
9. Evolved Decision Makers in Organizations
Peter DeScioli, Robert Kurzban, and Peter M. Todd
10. Primal Business: Evolution, Kinship, and the Family Firm
Nigel Nicholson
11. Evolution and Cooperation: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Management Theory
Roderick E. White and Barbara Decker Pierce
Challenges Ahead
12. Biology, Evolution, and Organization: Promises and Challenges in Building the Foundations
Glenn R. Carroll and Kieran O’Connor
Contributors
Index