Description
Book SynopsisThis sixth edition of
Organisational Behaviour provides a thorough introduction to the field for students and aspiring practitioners alike. Comprehensively revised to reflect the most recent developments, this text also retains its strong research foundations. Balancing a psychological approach with social perspectives, covering the effects of personality, emotions, values and group dynamics on an organisation, this book also has a strong business focus emphasising the role of an organisation’s leaders, structure and politics on its overall behaviour.
Key features:
- New end of chapter case studies for each chapter with relevant examples from across the globe, featuring companies such as United Airlines, Zara and HP, covering the chapter’s main topics, applying the key theories and emphasising what has been learnt.
- New chapter on organisational architecture combining and refining two previous chapters on organisational structure and organisational design.
- New IRL logos to highlight sections that can be seen and applied directly to real life situations.
- OB in Practice mini cases throughout the chapters have been revised and updated to provide concise international examples, enabling the reader to apply theories learnt into practice.
- Re-organised chapter structure to ensure greater synergy between chapters and improved flow of knowledge throughout the text.
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Table of ContentsPart 1 The world of organisational behaviour 1 Foundations of organisational behaviour
Part 2 Individual processes 2 Personality dynamics
3 Values, attitudes and emotions
4 Information and communication in organisations
5 Content motivation theories
6 Process motivation theories
Part 3 Group and social processes 7 Group dynamics
8 Teams and teamwork
9 Decision-making
10 Organisational and international culture
11 Organisational climate: diversity and stress
Part 4 Organisational processes 12 Power, politics and conflict
13 Leadership
14 Organisational architecture
15 Diagnosing and changing organisations
