Applied Behavior Science in Organizations

<p><em>Applied Behavior Science in Organizations</em> provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society. </p><p>The book brings together leading experts from industry and research settings to provide an overview of the historical approaches in Organizational Behavior Management. It begins with an introduction to recognized practices in OBM and the applications of fundamental principles of behavior analysis to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. The book then highlights how organizational practices and consumers’ behavior combine in a complex confluence to meet an organization’s goals and satisfy consumer appetites, whilst often unintentionally affecting the wellbeing of organizational members. It argues that the science of behavior has a responsibility to contribute to the safety, health and wellbeing of organizational members, consumers of organizational products, and beyond. Finally, the book recognizes the essential role of organizations in initiating, shaping, and sustaining the development of more nurturing and reinforcing work environments, through discussion of the need for innovation while adapting and responding to growing social upheaval, technological advances, and environmental concerns, alongside crises in the global economy, health, education, and environment. </p><p>Showcasing emerging work by internationally recognized scholars on the application of behavior science in organizations, the book will be an essential read for all students and professionals of Organizational Behavior Management, as well as those interested in using organizational applications to create new models of management.</p> <p>Introduction: Applied Behavior Science in Organizations</p><p><i>Ramona A. Houmanfar, Mitch Fryling & Mark P. Alavosius</i></p><p>SECTION I</p><p>Ch. 1 Performance Management in Organizations</p><p>David Wilder, Daniel Cymbal, and Nicole Gravina</p><p>Ch. 2 Behavior Based Safety as a Replicable Technology</p><p><i>Mark P. Alavosius & Kenneth Burleigh </i></p><p>Ch. 3 The Foundations of Behavior-Based Instructional Design within Business</p><p><i>Douglas Johnson</i></p><p>Ch. 4 From Fluency Based Instruction to Accomplishment Based Performance Improvement</p><p>Carl Binder</p><p>Ch. 5 Behavioral Systems Analysis in Organizations</p><p><i>Heather M. McGee and Brian J. Crowley-Koch </i></p><p>Ch. 6 Paradox of Organizational Change: A Selectionist Approach to Improving Complex Systems</p><p><i>Maria E. Malott</i></p><p>SECTION 2</p><p>Ch. 7 Consumer Behavior Analysis Meets the Marketing Firm </p><p><i>Gordon R. Foxall </i></p><p>Ch. 8 Acceptance and Commitment Training: Improving Performance in Organizations with Applied </p><p>Behavioral Science</p><p>Daniel J. Moran, Sonja Batten, Madison A. Gamble, and Paul Atkins </p><p>Ch. 9 Prosocial: Using an Evolutionary Approach to Modify Cooperation in Small Groups</p><p><i>Steven C. Hayes, Paul Atkins, and David Sloan Wilson</i></p><p>Ch. 10 The Nurture Consilience: A Framework for Intentional Cultural Evolution </p><p>Anthony Biglan and Magnus Johansson </p><p>Ch. 11 Organization and Leadership in Resistance Movements: Constructing Justice</p><p>Mark A. Mattaini and Kathryn M. Roose </p><p>Ch. 12 Interbehavioral Psychology and Organizational Behavior Management</p><p>Mitch Fryling, Linda Hayes, and William Fleming</p><p>Ch. 13 High-Reliability Organizations: A Technical Context to Coordinate Behaviors</p><p>Mark P. Alavosius & Ramona A. Houmanfar</p><p>Ch. 14 Value Based Governance in Organizations and Beyond</p><p>Ramona A. Houmanfar & Alison Szarko</p>