Organizational behaviour and management / John Martin.
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TextPublisher: London : Thomson Learning, 2005Edition: Third editionDescription: xxvi, 877 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1861529481
- 9781861529480
- 21 658.4 M.J.O.
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Main library B6 | Commerce and business administration ( HR Management ) | 658.4 M.J.O. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00007883 |
Earlier edition had title: Organizational behaviour, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 841-861) and index
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR. 1. Organizational behaviour today. 2. Management and organizations ? evolution and academic perspectives. PART II: INDIVIDUALS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS. 3. Perception and attitude formation. 4. Personality and individual difference. 5. Learning within organizations. PART III: GROUPS AND TEAMS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS. 6. Groups and teams: formation and structure. 7. Groups and teams: dynamics and effectiveness. PART IV: MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS. 8. Management within organizations. 9. Leadership in organizations. PART V: MANAGING PEOPLE WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION. 10. Managing people and stress. 11. Motivation and performance management. 12. Ethics and organizational culture. PART VI: MANAGING WORK DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY AND STRUCTURE. 13. Work design and organization. 14. Technology and work. 15. Organizational structure and design. PART VII: MANAGING THE PROCESSES AND DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONS. 16. Communication, decision making and negotiation. 17. Power and control. 18. Conflict and organizational politics. 19. Organizational development and change.
A comprehensive introduction to organizational behaviour that balances sociological and psychological perspectives. It encourages students to develop practical and theoretical understanding. It includes learning objectives, discussion and research questions, management in action' panels, stop and consider' boxes and chapter summaries.
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