Andrzej A. Huczynski, University of Glasgow School of Business, David A. Buchanan, Cranfield University School of Management.
Eighth edition.
New York :
Pearson,
2013.
1307
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The organizational context -- Explaining organizational behaviour -- Environment -- Technology -- Culture -- Individuals in the organization -- Learning -- Personality -- Communication -- Perception -- Motivation -- Groups and teams in the organization -- Group formation -- Group structure -- Individuals in groups -- Teamworking -- Organization structures -- Work design -- Elements of structure -- Organization design -- Organizational architecture -- Management processes -- Change -- Leadership -- Decision-making -- Conflict -- Power and politics -- Glossary -- Name index -- Subject index.
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The authors bring their well-known and successful brand of critical thinking, social science underpinning, and visual appraisal to bear in this comprehensive introduction to organizational behaviour. This highly successful textbook has been substantially updated to include the latest research, most relevant contemporary issues and up-to-date practical examples. This text involves the reader directly, placing them in the position of decision-making and problem-solving manager, inviting them to see the reality behind an organizational image, and encouraging the reader to make comparisons with well-known scenes in film and literature.