Organizational Behavior
Concepts, Controversies and Applications
8th Edition
Published on 30. July 1997
Software
Diskette
750 pages
978-0-13-896192-3 (ISBN)
Description
Covering such topics as individual behaviour and organization structure, this work includes a free CD-ROM containing the full text, custom video cases and an Internet connection to the book-specific Web site.
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Series
Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
indexes; glossary
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
1416 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-896192-3 (9780138961923)
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11/2002
10th Edition
Pearson
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09/1995
7th Edition
Prentice-Hall
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Content
Introduction: what is organizational behaviour? The individual: foundations of individual behaviour; perception and individual decision-making; values, attitudes and job satisfaction; basic motivation concepts; motivation - from concepts to applications. The group: foundations of group behaviour; understanding work teams; communication; leadership; power and politics; conflict, negotiation and intergroup behaviour. The organization system: foundation of organization structure; work design; human resource policies and practices; organizational culture. Organizational dynamics: organizational change and stress management. Appendices: the historical evolution of organizational behaviour; research in organiazational behaviour; scoring keys for "learning about yourself" exercises; part ending videocases - the knitting factory.