| Title : | Work and organizational behaviour | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | John Bratton, Author | | Edition statement: | 2nd ed. | | Publisher: | Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan | | Publication Date: | 2010 | | Pagination: | xxxix, 518p. | | Layout: | col. ill. | | Size: | 28cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-230-23061-3 | | Class number: | 302.35 | | Abstract: | Ever wondered what really motivates people, why bad decisions get made or what the latest blockbuster movie can tell you about leadership? Discover for yourself in this fascinating introduction to organizational behaviour.
Written by leading experts, Work and Organizational Behaviour offers great value for money and has already helped thousands of students to develop the skills they need to succeed in their exams, not to mention preparing them for the world of work. The only book to offer a truly balanced and international approach. | | Contents note: | Part 1 Work and organizational behaviour
Chapter 1 Capitalism and organizational behaviour; Chapter 2 The social nature of work; Chapter 3 Studying work and organizations
Part 2 Individuals and work
Chapter 4 Personality and identity; Chapter 5 Perception and emotion; Chapter 6 Learning and innovation; Chapter 7 Motivation at work; Chapter 8 Gender, race, disability and class
Part 3 Groups and social interaction
Chapter 9 Work groups and teams
Part 4 Organizational change, processes and performance
Chapter 10 Organizational design; Chapter 11 Technology in work organizations; Chapter 12 Organizational culture; Chapter 13 Leadership and change; Chapter 14 Communications; Chapter 15 Decision making and ethics; Chapter 16 Power, politics and conflict; Chapter 17 Human resource management. |
Work and organizational behaviour [printed text] / John Bratton, Author . - 2nd ed. . - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 . - xxxix, 518p. : col. ill. ; 28cm. ISBN : 978-0-230-23061-3 | Class number: | 302.35 | | Abstract: | Ever wondered what really motivates people, why bad decisions get made or what the latest blockbuster movie can tell you about leadership? Discover for yourself in this fascinating introduction to organizational behaviour.
Written by leading experts, Work and Organizational Behaviour offers great value for money and has already helped thousands of students to develop the skills they need to succeed in their exams, not to mention preparing them for the world of work. The only book to offer a truly balanced and international approach. | | Contents note: | Part 1 Work and organizational behaviour
Chapter 1 Capitalism and organizational behaviour; Chapter 2 The social nature of work; Chapter 3 Studying work and organizations
Part 2 Individuals and work
Chapter 4 Personality and identity; Chapter 5 Perception and emotion; Chapter 6 Learning and innovation; Chapter 7 Motivation at work; Chapter 8 Gender, race, disability and class
Part 3 Groups and social interaction
Chapter 9 Work groups and teams
Part 4 Organizational change, processes and performance
Chapter 10 Organizational design; Chapter 11 Technology in work organizations; Chapter 12 Organizational culture; Chapter 13 Leadership and change; Chapter 14 Communications; Chapter 15 Decision making and ethics; Chapter 16 Power, politics and conflict; Chapter 17 Human resource management. |
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