Work and organizational behaviour : understanding the workplace [printed text] / John Bratton, Author . - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 . - xli, 548 p. : ill (col) ; 28 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-4039-1114-8

Class number:	302.35
Abstract:	Written for introductory courses in organizational behaviour, this groundbreaking text offers a truly realistic account of the workplace, covering all the critical issues you need to know about at the level of the individual, group and the wider organisation.
Contents note:	Contents; Figures; Plates; Tables; About the authors; Message to students; Message to lecturers; Preface; Acknowledgements; The structure of the book; Key features Part 1. Work and organizational behaviour Chapter 1 The nature of organizational behaviour; Chapter 2 Work in Organizations; Chapter 3 Studying work and organizations Part 2. Managing organizations Chapter 4 Management; Chapter 5 Leadership Part 3. Individuals and work Chapter 6 Personality; Chapter 7 Perception; Chapter 8 Learning; Chapter 9 Motivation at work; Chapter 10 Equity in organizations: issues of gender, race, disability and class Part 4. Groups and social interaction Chapter 11 Work groups and teams; Chapter 12 Communications; Chapter 13 Decision making; Chapter 14 Power, politics and conflict Part 5. Organizational change and performance Chapter 15 Organizational design and culture; Chapter 16 Technology in work organizations; Chapter 17 Human resource management Epilogue; Bibliography; Glossary; Index of personal names; Subject index; Index of film titles