Format:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780367233716
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9781000047165
Content:
This book aims to introduce the reader to the key concepts and ideas of Organizational Behaviour and their application in modern organizations
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Guide to the book -- 1 Organizational behaviour: an introduction -- 1.1 Introduction: the meaning of organizational behaviour -- 1.2 Differing perspectives on organizational behaviour -- 1.3 Theory and practice in organizational behaviour -- 1.4 Levels of organizational behaviour -- 1.5 The employment relationship -- 1.6 Summary -- 2 Organization and management -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Approaches to organization and management -- 2.3 The classical approach -- 2.4 The human relations approach -- 2.5 The systems approach -- 2.6 Contingency approaches -- 2.7 Other approaches to organization and management -- 2.8 Management revisited -- 2.9 Summary -- 3 The individual: personality, perception, and attitudes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Individual differences and personality -- 3.3 Type A and Type B personalities -- 3.4 The nomothetic debate and personality testing -- 3.5 The idiographic debate -- 3.6 The 'big five' personality characteristics -- 3.7 Emotional intelligence -- Ł3.8 Stress and personality -- 3.9 Attitudes, perception, and the psychological contract -- 3.10 Summary -- 4 Motivation and engagement -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What is motivation? -- 4.3 Content theories of motivation -- 4.4 Process theories of motivation -- 4.5 Employee engagement -- 4.6 Motivating and engaging different generations of employees -- 4.7 Summary -- 5 Groups and teams -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Definitions of a team -- 5.3 Why are teams important? -- 5.4 Types of teams -- 5.5 Stages of team development -- 5.6 Does team size matter? -- 5.7 Team roles -- 5.8 Effective team-working -- 5.9 Team competencies -- 5.10 Summary -- 6 Leadership -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Leadership and management -- 6.3 Leadership in history: implications for business
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6.4 Trait theories of leadership -- 6.5 Style approaches -- 6.6 Contingency approaches -- 6.7 Recent approaches to leadership -- 6.8 Critical perspectives on leadership -- 6.9 Gender and leadership -- 6.10 Summary -- 7 Organizational processes -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Communication -- 7.3 Employee voice -- 7.4 Power in organizations -- 7.5 Management control -- 7.6 Conflict in organizations -- 7.7 Conflict-handling techniques -- 7.8 Summary -- 8 Organizational design and structure -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Structure: definitions and importance -- 8.3 Early approaches to organizational design -- 8.4 Key elements of organizational structure -- 8.5 Types of structure -- 8.6 Organizational relationships -- 8.7 A continuum of organizational forms -- 8.8 Contingency approach to organizational structure -- 8.9 Trends and issues in organizational structure -- 8.10 Summary -- 9 Organizational culture and change -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 How is organizational culture defined? -- 9.3 Typologies of organizational culture -- 9.4 Change in organizations -- 9.5 Change models -- 9.6 Changing organizational culture -- 9.7 Summary -- 10 Contemporary trends and developments in organizational behaviour -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Work/life balance -- 10.3 Happiness at work -- 10.4 Spirituality at work -- 10.5 Soft skills in the workplace -- 10.6 Diversity -- 10.7 Technology and work -- 10.8 Managing in a global context -- 10.9 Summary -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Smith, Paul E. Organizational Behaviour Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2020 ISBN 9780367233716
Language:
English
Keywords:
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