Organizational Violence - by Lloyd C Williams (Hardcover)

About the Book

Not only in corporations but also within governments and not-for-profit institutions, organizational violence is on the rise. Drawing on his extensive experience as a consultant and human resource executive, Dr. Williams looks at the nature of violence; identifies its tenets, vessels, structures, and processes; and then offers ways to create what he calls an aura of calm, a state within organizations that is essential to ending violence. The book concludes with a detailed questionnaire, which the author has devised and tested and which manakement will find valuable in its effort to assess the extent of violence within their own organizations and then end it.

Book Synopsis

Not only in corporations but also within governments and not-for-profit institutions, organizational violence is on the rise. Drawing on his extensive experience as a consultant and human resource executive, Dr. Williams looks at the nature of violence; identifies its tenets, vessels, structures, and processes; and then offers ways to create what he calls an aura of calm, a state within organizations that is essential to ending violence. The book concludes with a detailed questionnaire, which the author has devised and tested and which manakement will find valuable in its effort to assess the extent of violence within their own organizations and then end it.

From the Back Cover

Not only in corporations but also within governments and not-for-profit institutions, organizational violence is on the rise. Drawing on his extensive experience as a consultant and human resource executive, Dr. Williams looks at the nature of violence; identifies its tenets, vessels, structures, and processes; and then offers ways to create what he calls "an aura of calm", a state within organizations that is essential to ending violence. The book concludes with a detailed questionnaire, which the author has devised and tested and which management will find valuable in its effort to assess the extent of violence within their own organizations and then end it.

About the Author

LLOYD C. WILLIAMS is President of Lloyd C. Williams & Associates and Human Resources Manager of Employee and Organizational Development for the City of Las Vegas. He has consulted for governments and private organizations, including the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Alabama, and Nevada, numerous city and county governments, ademic insititutions, falth institutions and private corporations.