{"product_id":"9780814474105","title":"Territorial Games: Understanding and Ending Turf Wars at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003ePower, position, property. That's been the name of the game throughout human history. And the urge to gain new territory — or keep what's already been acquired — certainly shows up in our daily work lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe workplace, in fact, is ablaze with battles over information, relationships, and authority — and everyone is fighting for psychological survival. These turf wars are some of the most productivity- and morale-squashing activities that employees engage in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerritorial Games analyzes 10 of these insidious and instinctual acts of gamesmanship — such as camouflage...occupation...shunning...intimidation — and it supplies positive strategies for combating territorial behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from the perspective of a behavioral scientist and drawn from in-depth interviews with corporate managers, the book explains how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• understand the roots of territoriality \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• recognize the signs and symptoms of territorial games \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• focus on organizational goals rather than individual turf wars \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• promote teamwork throughout an organization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• apply counterstrategies to change destructive behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMACOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011802939632,"sku":"9780814474105","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814474105_p0.jpg?v=1763751730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814474105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}