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1 online resource (579 pages) |
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Intro; Organisational behaviour: Core concepts and applications; Brief contents; Contents; Preface; Key features; Print text; Interactive eBook; About the authors; Part 1 Introduction; 1 What is organisational behaviour?; Introduction; 1.1 What is organisational behaviour?; Why do organisations exist?; Organisations as open systems; 1.2 Managers in organisations; What is an effective manager?; Managing task performance; Human resource maintenance; The management process; 1.3 Contemporary themes in organisational behaviour; Globalisation; The changing nature of work |
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The changing nature of the workforceThe changing nature of employer-employee relations; Ethics and values; 1.4 Why study organisational behaviour?; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; REVIEW QUESTIONS; APPLICATION QUESTIONS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RUNNING PROJECT; INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY; GLOBAL AWARENESS; GROUP ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT FOUNDATIONS; ENDNOTES; Acknowledgements; Part 2 Managing individual behaviour and performance; 2 Individual attributes and their effects on job performance; Introduction; 2.1 Individual performance factors; Individual attributes; Work effort; Organisational support |
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2.2 Demographic differences among individuals2.3 Competency differences among individuals; Cognitive abilities; Physical abilities; Emotional competence; 2.4 Personality differences among individuals; Personality determinants; Personality traits; 2.5 Individual differences and workplace diversity; 2.6 Values; Sources and types of values; Patterns and trends in values; 2.7 Attitudes; Components of attitudes; Attitudes and cognitive consistency; Job satisfaction as an attitude; 2.8 Job satisfaction and workplace behaviour; Job satisfaction, absenteeism and turnover |
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The link between job satisfaction and overall job performance2.9 Perception and the perceptual process; Factors influencing the perceptual process; Stereotyping; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; REVIEW QUESTIONS; APPLICATION QUESTIONS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RUNNING PROJECT; INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY; YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE; GROUP ACTIVITY; BUILDING A MORE POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT; ENDNOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 3 Motivation and empowerment; Introduction; 3.1 Motivating and empowering the workforce; Contemporary issues affecting motivation and empowerment; The work motivation challenge |
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3.2 Content and process motivation theories3.3 Content theories; Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory; Alderfer's ERG theory; McClelland's acquired needs theory; Herzberg's two-factor theory; 3.4 Process theories; Equity theory; Expectancy theory; 3.5 Integrating content and process motivation theories; 3.6 Other perspectives on motivation; 3.7 Empowerment; SUMMARY; KEY TERMS; REVIEW QUESTIONS; APPLICATION QUESTIONS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RUNNING PROJECT; INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY; ARE YOU MOTIVATED TO WORK HARD AT YOUR STUDIES?; GROUP ACTIVITY; USING THE MOTIVATION MATRIX; ENDNOTES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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4 Learning, reinforcement and self-management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Organizational behavior.
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Organizational behavior.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780730355366 |
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0730355365 |
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