Tepper School of Business
I-DEALS: Idiosyncratic Deals Employees Negotiate for Themselves
"Idiosyncratic deals, i-deals for short, typically manifest themselves in the quiet, informal ways in which workers and employers figure out how to make work arrangements flexible enough to meet each other's needs"
I-DEALS: Idiosyncratic Deals Workers Bargain for Themselves challenges traditional notions that standardization is the only way to create workplace justice. Employees, especially those with valuable skills, can make their jobs, pay, perks and career opportunities different from their coworkers. These idiosyncratic arrangements can be a valuable source of flexibility and personal satisfaction-but can also create inequity and resentment among colleagues. How idiosyncrasy can be made fair, where differential treatment is acceptable to coworkers and beneficial to the employer, is the focus of the book. (M.E. Sharpe, Inc.)
Denise Rousseau, the H.J. Heinz II Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy at the Heinz School and the Tepper School of Business, has won her second Best Book in Management Award from the Academy of Management. She is the only person to win the award twice in the history of the academy. She received the 2006 George R. Terry Book Award at this year's Academy of Management meetings in Atlanta for "I-deals: Idiosyncratic Deals Workers Bargain for Themselves." In 1996, she received the Terry Book Award for "Psychological Contracts in Organizations: Understanding Written and Unwritten Agreement."
