Essentials of Organisational Behaviour
Description
This concise introduction to Organisational Behaviour has been developed specifically for short courses and/or non-specialist business students. It focuses on the core topics of the discipline in a detailed and engaging way, providing a readable introduction to the key theory and offering real-life examples to show its application in practice.
Written for students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, this text is particularly suitable for students of non-business disciplines (e.g. engineering, IT, social sciences and others) who are taking an introductory module in business.
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Laurie Mullins is a former Lecturer at the Portsmouth Business School. He is author of two other books published by Pearson Education: Management & Organisational Behaviour (2010) and Hospitality Management & Organisational Behaviour (new edition forthcoming).
Gill Christy is the Head of the Human Resource and Marketing Management Department at Portsmouth Business School.
Content
CONTENTS IN BRIEF
PART 1 THE ORGANISATIONAL SETTING
Chapter 1 Nature of Organisational Behaviour
Chapter 2 Approaches to Organisation and Management
PART 2 THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter 3 Individual Differences and Diversity
Chapter 4 Perception and Communication
Chapter 5 Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction
PART 3 GROUPS, TEAMS AND LEADERSHIP
Chapter 6 Work Groups and Teams
Chapter 7 Nature of Leadership
Chapter 8 Nature of Management
PART 4 THE ORGANISATION
Chapter 9 Strategy and Structure
Chapter 10 Control and Power
Chapter 11 Corporate Responsibility and Ethics
Chapter 12 Culture and Change
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