Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes
13th Edition
Published on 16. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-07-338130-5 (ISBN)
Description
Managing people and their behavior in organizations is one of the most challenging tasks anyone could face. Gibson's Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes, Thirteenth Edition, presents theories, research results, and applications that focus on managing organizational behavior in small, large, and global organizations. It is organized and presented in a sequence based on behavior, structure, and processes. Each part is presented as a self-contained unit and can therefore be presented in whatever sequence instructors prefer. Organizations is easily adaptable to individual preferences. This edition emphasizes that the most successful managers in the global economy will be those who can anticipate, adapt, and manage change.
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Edition
13th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1068 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-338130-5 (9780073381305)
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Previous edition
Book
03/2005
12th Edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€134.93
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Person
James L. Gibson is Department chair of Univ. of Kentuckys Department of Management. Research areas include organizational behavior and development.
Content
Gibson Organizations: Behavior, Structure Processes, 12/e Brief ContentsPart One: IntroductionChapter 1 The Study of OrganizationsChapter 2 Organizational CultureChapter 3 GlobalizationPart Two: Behavior within Organizations: The IndividualChapter 4 Individual Behavior and DifferencesChapter 5 Motivation: Background and TheoriesChapter 6 Motivation: Organizational ApplicationsChapter 7 Workplace Stress: Issues and ManagementPart Three: Behavior within Organizations: Groups and Interpersonal InfluenceChapter 8 Group and Team BehaviorChapter 9 Conflict and NegotiationChapter 10 Power and PoliticsChapter 11 Leadership: FundamentalsChapter 12 Leadership: Emerging and Changing ConceptsPart Four: The Structure and Design of OrganizationsChapter 13 Work DesignChapter 14 Organization StructurePart Five: The Processes of OrganizationsChapter 15 Managing Communication ProcessesChapter 16 Decision MakingChapter 17 Managing Organizational Change and LearningAppendix A: Procedures and Techniques for Studying Organizations: Behavior, Structure, ProcessesGlossaryEndnotesName IndexCompany IndexSubject Index