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Book SynopsisFor undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Organizational Development. Forty years in the making, Management of Organizational Behavior is a readable text that makes behavioral sciences come alive through real life examples and progressive ideology.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Management: An Applied Behavioral Sciences Approach The Purpose of Management The Impact of These Trends Organizations as Sources of Competitive Advantage The Challenges of Leading an Organization Distinctions between Management and Leadership Management Defined Leadership Defined Are Management and Leadership Really Necessary? Three Competencies of Leadership Management Process Skills of a Manager Organizations as Social Systems Ingredients for Effective Human Skills Understanding Behavior Predicting Behavior Directing, Changing, and Influencing Behavior Learning to Apply Behavioral Science Theory Chapter 2 Motivation and Behavior Theories of Behavior Goal-Oriented Behavior Motives Goals Motive Strength Changes in Motive Strength Categories of Activities Motives, Goals, and Activities Expectancy Theory Availability Hierarchy of Needs Motivational Research Physiological Needs Safety Needs Social Needs Esteem Needs Self-Actualization Needs Chapter 3 Motivating The Hawthorne Studies Elton Mayo Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor Informal Work Groups George C. Homans Increasing Interpersonal Competence Chris Argyris Argyris’s Immaturity-Maturity Theory Motivation-Hygiene Theory Frederick Herzberg Hygiene Factors Motivators The Relationship of Herzberg’s Theory to Maslow’s Theory Job Enrichment
