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Subject: attitudinal changes in the workplace
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Posted: 12 Oct 2003 04:46 PDT
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can you guide me to source materials for a short thesis on attitudes
in the workplace and making changes to those attitudes
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Subject: Re: attitudinal changes in the workplace
Answered By: techtor-ga on 15 Oct 2003 13:34 PDT
 
Hello Johnjmcd,
I've searched for various sources and articles on the Internet, and
these are what I found that might help. I am confident that they will
do, and I list them all now.


Some organizations that might be possible sources for interview or
cases:
The Lifelong Learning Company - Training Courses - Influencing and
Persuading
http://www.lifelonglearningcompany.fsbusiness.co.uk/training_courses/influencing_persuading.htm

Management Training Specialists
http://www.sittcom.com/training.htm

Meiss Educational Institute - Adventures in Attitudes
http://www.meissed.com/attitudes.htm

Skill-Speak - Topics
http://www.skill-speak.com/topic_attitudes.htm

Audrey Chapman: Corporate Human Relations Workshops and Seminars for
Businesses and Organizations
http://www.audreychapman.com/corporate.html#attitudes
See "Changing Attitudes in the Workplace"


Other sources where ideas can be gotten: 
Attitude Change, Affect Control, and Expectation States In The
Formation of Influence Networks
Noah E. Friedkin and Eugene C. Johnsen
University of California, Santa Barbara
http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/friedkin/Inpress/Affect_Status.pdf
- A study on some workplace dynamics using some sociological theories.

Workplace Required Training Report: Putting Optimism into Your Safety
Program
http://newsletter.trainingonline.com/e_article000039282.cfm
- Example of an issue where attitude change would be needed.

NIFL-Workplace 1996: Changes in worker attitudes (message board
posting)
http://www.nifl.gov/nifl-workplace/1996/0198.html

Values, Attitudes, and Their Effects in the Workplace
http://webhome.idirect.com/~kehamilt/ob3.html
- A Discussion of values which touches on attitude change

Workplace Learning:  Reports of Change From Supervisors and Learners
Mary Crabbe Gershwin, Colorado Workplace Learning Director
http://www.ncwe.org/workplace/workplacelearning.htm
- Study that observes and describes reports of change in the workplace
from employer and employees.

‘Attitudinal change crucial for women empowerment’ : Business News :
IndiaExpress.Com
http://www.indiaexpress.com/news/business/20021026-0.html
- Article about the importance of attitudinal change in business for
women.

Motivation and Attitude, Formation & Change article
http://www.css.edu/users/dswenson/web/OB/motivation&attitude.html
- Outline with links that lead to other pages elaborating certain
principles.

Defining Attitudinal Barriers
http://mtstcil.org/skills/il-4-attitudinal.html
- Article defining some terms in attitudinal studies

Old Way New Way Workplace Learning and Safety Training - "I've done my
very best, so why won't they change?" article
http://www.personalbest.com.au/training.html
- MOstly about safety, but contains some observations and principles
related to attitudes.

Employee Peformance Strategies: From the Archives, October, 1999 - "To
Get Results, Just Add Attitude"
http://www.eps-i.com/oct99.htm

BW Online, September 10, 2001 - Attitude Adjustment
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_37/b3748614.htm
- Article mentioning some suggestions on attitude adjustment

Monster: experts: Attitude Adjustment
http://content.monster.com/experts/career/library/br_071598/
- Has a few tips on attitude adjustment.

Fast Company | Marcus Buckingham Thinks Your Boss Has an Attitude
Problem
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/49/buckingham.html
- Article with a formula on some attitude adjustment 

Foundation News & Commentary - Attitude Adjustment 101 by Roger M.
Williams
http://int1.cof.org/foundationnews/SeptOctober1998/smallwonders.html
- Article that mentions an organization that did training to change
attitudes.

http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/smartcenter/wellness.html
- Look for "Attitude: Your Most Priceless Possession", that and maybe
a few more might be revelant references. Their content is not
mentioned online though.

ATTITUDE --- YOUR MOST PRICELESS POSSESSION by Elwood N. Chapman.
Crisp, 1987, 1990, 1995
http://home.earthlink.net/~denmartin/att.html

Does Your Business Need An Attitude Adjustment? 
http://www.webwondersnews.com/articles/articles.php?aid=38

Peggy Morrow & Associates - Keeping a Positive Attitude:
http://www.peggymorrow.com/keeping_a_positive_attitude
- Suggestions on keeping a positive attitude. 

FAQ: Assessing Attitudinal Change by Andrea Roufs, 17 September 1999
http://csf.colorado.edu/forums/service-learning/sep99/msg00044.html
- Mentions some studies on attitudinal change

Japanese Changes in Work Attitude
http://www.janhoo.com/skole/university/japanworkattitude.html
- Article about Japanese changes

Annual Review of Psychology: ATTITUDE CHANGE: Persuasion and Social
Influence
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0961/2000_Annual/61855636/print.jhtml
- Study on Attitude Change in general

Coercive Persuasion and Attitude Change: Encyclopedia of Sociology
Volume 1, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York By Richard J. Ofshe,
Ph.D.
http://www.rickross.com/reference/brainwashing/brainwashing8.html
- Not a very related long article, but it does contain some
interesting stuff


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