Management &
Organisational Behaviour
7th Edition
Laurie Mullins
Description
Helps students of today
become effective managers of tomorrow by truly understanding organisational behaviour.
For undergraduate and
graduate courses in Organisational Behaviour and Management.
Taking a managerial approach
and demonstrating the application of behavioural science within the workplace, this text
emphasises the role of management as a core integrating activity.
This long established
market leader has set standards that few texts have met in terms of accessibility of
writing style and clarity of presentation, by making unfamiliar theory relevant, easily
understood and logically applied to the world of work.
Features
- Accessible, well-written and
comprehensive introduction to management and organisational behaviour.
- Excellent pedagogy
including: learning outcomes, colour coded boxed features, skills questions and debate
topics. This allows students to effectively learn and reflect on material learnt.
- Page referenced glossary of
key terms serves as a revision and reference tool for students.
- Reference to current
practices and debates throughout, ensures contemporary topic coverage that is relevant and
interesting to students.
- Human resource management is
covered in three chapters, so lecturers can teach it in some detail. Assists
students to consider the people issues in organisations.
- International,
real-world case studies; featuring a broad range of companies are included
throughout. This gives students an important insight into real companies and real
scenarios around the globe.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Plan of the book
PART I: MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of
Organisational Behaviour
3. Approaches to
Organisation and Management
PART II: THE ORGANISATIONAL
SETTING
4. The Nature of
Organisations
5. Organisational Goals,
Strategy and Responsibilities
PART III: THE ROLE OF THE
MANAGER
6. The Nature of Management
7. Managerial Behaviour and
Effectiveness
8. The Nature of Leadership
PART IV: THE INDIVIDUAL
9. Individual Differences
10. The Nature of Learning
11. The Process of
Perception
12. Work Motivation and
Rewards
PART V: GROUPS AND TEAMWORK
13. The Nature of Work
Groups and Teams
14. Working in Groups and
Teams
PART VI: ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURES
15. Organisation Structure
and Design
16. Patterns of Structure
and Work Organisation
17. Technology and
Organisations
PART VII: MANAGEMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
18. Job Satisfaction and
Work Performance
19. Human Resource
Management
20. Resourcing the
Organisation
PART VIII: ORGANISING
ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
21. Organisational Control
and Power
22. Organisational
Development (Culture, Conflict and Change)
23. Management Development
and Organisational Effectiveness
Glossary
Index
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