| Description |
xxiii, 840 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1: Organisational behaviour and the contemporary environment -- 1. Organisational behaviour and management -- 2. Organisational behaviour and the new workplace -- 3. Organisational behaviour and the global economy -- Part 2: Managing individuals in organisations -- 4. Individual attributes: demography, competency and personality -- 5. Individual attributes: values, attitudes and perception -- 6. Motivation theories -- 7. Learning, reinforcement and self-management -- 8. Job design, goal setting and alternative work arrangements -- Part 3: Managing groups in organisations -- 9. Basic attributes of groups -- 10. Group and intergroup dynamics -- 11. Teamwork and the creative use of groups -- Part 4: Managing organisations -- 12. Basic attributes of organisations -- 13. Organisational design and the competitive edge -- 14. Organisational culture -- Part 5: Managing the processes of organisational behaviour -- 15. Power and politics -- 16. Leadership -- 17. Decision making and organisational learning -- 18. Communication -- 19. Conflict and negotiation -- Part 6: Managing organisational dynamics -- 20. Organisational change and stress -- 21. Innovation and Organisational development |
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Case studies. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) -- Case studies. Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade |
| Summary |
Designed to introduce the management student to the significant changes in workplace 2000, this text provides a contemporary and thorough introduction to the subject, with strong managerial and practical emphases. The text focuses on the 'new era' of management and includes coverage of flexible organisational structures, work teams, lateral relations, outsourcing and downsizing, the challenges presented by greater employee involvement, work force diversity, mentoring minorities, ethics in the global marketplace, sustainable development and the influence of technology on job design |
| Notes |
Authorised adaptation of the fifth edition by John R. Schermerhorn, James G. Hunt and Richard N. Osborn, Managing Organizational Behavior, published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, copyright 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary students |
| Subject |
Commonwealth Bank (Australia)
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Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade
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Organizational behavior -- Asia.
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Organizational behavior -- Pacific Area.
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| Author |
Hunt, James G. (Jerry), author
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Kennedy, David J., author
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Osborn, Richard, author
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Schermerhorn, John R.
Managing organizational behavior
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Wallace, Joseph, author
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Zeffane, Raschid M., author
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| LC no. |
00001329 |
| ISBN |
0471337692 (paperback) |
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