Part 1 Background to organisational behaviour: scope and method of organisational behaviour; scientific management and the classical school; human relations, systems and contingency approaches. Part 2 Individuals and the organisation: individual differences; psychological and achievement testing; learning and the acquisition of skills; individual orientation to work; motivation, incentives and the design of jobs; role theory and transactional analysis; stress and conflict; careers. Part 3 Organisation and management: groups; leadership; communication; decision making; the management of organisations; change in organisations; work study and the behavioural effect of operating systems. Part 4 The design of organisations - nature of organisations; the design of organisations; recent developments in the practice of organisational design.

The 2nd edition of this text summarizes the extensive literature in this field, concentrating on principles and methods rather than on particular empirical studies or organizational techniques. It covers scientific methodology and the role of the behavioural sciences in the analysis of organizations; conventional topics, such as motivation, groups and leadership theories; principles and methods for structuring organizations and recent developments (eg networking, core and peripheral workers) in the practice of organization design. It includes an account of the Japanese approach to management, and refers to research studies in the organisational behavioural area.