Trends in the Workplace and Beyond

Welcome to our collection of Web sites related to many of the trends in human relations presented in the text.  As we progress, the site and an instruction regarding what is available at the site will be placed in the appropriate heading in the Chapter Outlines.

Group and Team work

Ventana Group Systems. This company fits in perfectly with the subject of groups, found in Chapter 10.

The Life and Contributions of Joseph M. Juran. "Perhaps most important, he is recognized as the person who added the human dimension to quality-broadening it from its statistical origins to what we now call Total Quality Management." See, in particular, the section called "Discovering Quality," which tells about his work at the Western Electric Company's Hawthorne Works.

Leadership  Discover the Seven Traits of Successful Leaders.  This article not only discusses these qualities, but it also provides a long list of links to books for your personal and professional growth.

Leadership The Supervisor as Leader:  take this on-line test about leadership.

Leadership  Corporate Reflections.  Read the article: "Defining Today's Leadership Profile."

Transformational Leadership: leadership through vision.  " . . . A leader must have a vision, communicate the vision and live the vision. . . ."

Transformational Leadership  "I have a Dream," by Martin Luther King, Jr.  The complete text, annotated, with links for explanations.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo and brief biography.

Prepared by Mark Garrison, September, 1997
Modified, February, 1998