TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bennett,Roger
TI  - Organisational Behaviour
SN  - 0273634240
AV  - HD58.7 .B467 1997 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - London
PB  - Financial Times Pitman
KW  - Organizational behavior
KW  - Management
KW  - Psychology, Industrial
KW  - Corporate culture
KW  - Corporations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART 1: BACKGROUND TO ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 1. Scope and method to Organisational behaviour 2. Scientific management and the classical school 3. Human relations, systems and contingency approaches PART 2: INDIVIDUALS AND THE ORGANISATION 4. Individual differences 5. Psychological and achievement testing 6. Learning and the acquisition of skills 7. Individual orientation to work 8. Motivation, incentives and job design 9. Role theory and transactional analysis 10. Stress and conflict 11. Careers PART 3: ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT 12. Groups 13. Leadership 14. Communication 15. Decision making 16. The management of organisations 17. Change in organisations 18. Work study and the behavioural effects of operating systems PART 4: THE DESIGN OF ORGANISATIONS 19. Nature of organisations 20. The design of organisations 21. Recent developments in the practice of organisational design 22. Appendices: Bibliography 23. Examination technique 24. Sample examination questions Index
N2  - This book successfully assimilates the wide variety of topics that make up this area including: the individual and the organisation, the organisation and its management and the design of organisations. It concentrates on principles and methods rather than on particular empirical studies or organisational techniques. New and expanded topics in this new edition include: research methodology, the impact of IT, Flexible structures and workforces. The author provides broad coverage of the subjects making it suitable for a wide variety of course syllabi in the business area
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