Organizational behaviour : an introductory text [printed text] / Andrzej Huczynski, Author ; David A. Buchanan, Author  . -  7th ed. . - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010 . - xxxix, 819p. : ill (col) ; 27 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-273-72859-7
Buchanan and Huczynski bring their well-known and successful brand of critical thinking, social science underpinning, and visual appraisal to bear in this comprehensive introduction to organizational behaviour. Now in its 7th edition, this highly successful textbook has been substantially updated to include the latest research, most relevant contemporary issues and up-to-date practical examples. Organizational Behaviour involves the reader directly, placing you in the position of a decision-making and problem-solving manager, inviting you to see the reality behind an organizational image, and encouraging you to make comparisons with well-known scenes in film and literature

Class number:

302.35

Contents note:

Part 1 - The Organizational Context Chapter 1 Explaining organizational behaviour; Chapter 2 Environment; Chapter 3 Technology; Chapter 4 Culture Part 2 - Individuals in the Organization Chapter 5 Learning; Chapter 6 Personality; Chapter 7 Communication; Chapter 8 Perception; Chapter 9 Motivation Part 3 - Groups and teams in the Organization Chapter 10 Group formation; Chapter 11 Group structure; Chapter 12 Individuals in groups; Chapter 13 Teamworking Part 4 - Organization Structures Chapter 14 Traditional work design; Chapter 15 Elements of structure; Chapter 16 Early organizational design; Chapter 17 Organizational architecture Part 5 - Management Processes Chapter 18 Change; Chapter 19 Leadership; Chapter 20 Decision-making; Chapter 21 Conflict; Chapter 22 Power and politics Glossary; References; Name index; Subject index.