I-deals: Idiosyncratic Deals Employees Bargain for Themselves

Employees with valuable skills and a sense of their own worth can make their jobs, pay, perks, and career opportunities different from those of their coworkers in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. This book shows how such individual arrangements can be made fair and acceptable to coworkers, and beneficial to both the employee and the employer.

Author: Denise Rousseau
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/31/2005
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.08w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780765610430

About the Author
Denise M. Rousseau is the H.J. Heinz II Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and served as president of the Academy of Management in 2004-2005. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (AB, MA, PhD), she has been elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Management, and the British Academy of Management, and currently is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. Her book Psychological Contracts in Organizations won the Academy of Management's Terry Award in 1996. Her research examines employment relations and change in start-ups, high-technology firms, hospitals, high-reliability organizations, and nonprofits in many countries.