Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior

Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior
Author: Edwin Locke
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 694
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470685336

There is a strong movement today in management to encourage management practices based on research evidence. In the first volume of this handbook, I asked experts in 39 areas of management to identify a central principle that summarized and integrated the core findings from their specialty area and then to explain this principle and give real business examples of the principle in action. I asked them to write in non-technical terms, e.g., without a lot of statistics, and almost all did so. The previous handbook proved to be quite popular, so I was asked to edit a second edition. This new edition has been expanded to 33 topics, and there are some new authors for the previously included topics. The new edition also includes: updated case examples, updated references and practical exercises at the end of each chapter. It also includes a preface on evidence-based management. The principles for the first edition were intended to be relatively timeless, so it is no surprise that most of the principles are the same (though some chapter titles include more than one principle). This book could serve as a textbook in advanced undergraduate and in MBA courses. It could also be of use to practicing managers and not just those in Human Resource departments. Every practicing manager may not want to read the whole book, but I am willing to guarantee that every one will find at least one or more chapters that will be practically useful. In this time of economic crisis, the need for effective management practices is more acute than ever.

The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior

The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior
Author: Edwin A. Locke
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2003-08-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780631215066

This international handbook provides students and managers with an essential resource connecting the theories to the real world of organizations and showing how to apply them. Goes beyond other handbooks by linking theory to practice in the real world. Gives students and managers practical principles to apply to all types of work situation. Includes contributions from a selection of experts from all over the world.

Principles of Organizational Behaviour

Principles of Organizational Behaviour
Author: Robin Fincham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2005-02-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Written jointly from psychological and sociological perspectives, this work covers the range of disciplines across occupational psychology, group dynamics, and work and organizations.

Principles of Organisational Behaviour

Principles of Organisational Behaviour
Author: Michael Morley
Publisher: Gill & MacMillan
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2004
Genre: Industrial organization
ISBN: 9780717136704

Substantially revised and expanded edition. It describes and examines the complex work organisation from a behavioural perspective, and within an Irish context.

Organisational Behaviour For Dummies

Organisational Behaviour For Dummies
Author: Cary Cooper
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2012-04-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119951240

Your plain-English introduction to organisational behaviour Organisational Behaviour (OB) is the study of how people, individuals, and groups act in organisations. Whether you're studying OB, or you just want a better understanding of people at work, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding this fascinating subject. Inside you'll find out about personality and individual differences, teams and groups, personnel selection and assessment, and health and well-being at work. You'll also find out how leaders lead, how motivators motivate, and how the modern workplace is changing and evolving. An easy-to-read introduction to organisational behaviour for business, management, and organisational psychology students A useful reference for managers A fascinating look at behaviour in the modern workplace Whether you're a student of organisational behaviour, a manager, or a lifelong learner with an interest in human behaviour and psychology in the workplace, Organisational Behaviour For Dummies has you covered.

Organizational Behaviour and Work

Organizational Behaviour and Work
Author: Fiona M. Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2018
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198777132

A critical yet accessible introduction to organisational behaviour and work, this book will help you understand the complexities of organisational life and evaluate modern business practices. Classic organisational behaviour topics such as team-working, motivation, and change are complemented by core critical approaches such as power and control, organisational misbehaviour, and health and well-being through a clear three-part structure. Students are encouraged to look beyond a descriptive approach and truly engage with the content. Examples and 'Stop and Think' boxes placed throughout chapters, as well as end-of-chapter case studies with accompanying questions, provide the opportunity for this engagement and show how each chapter's theoretical coverage applies in real-life business situations.

Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior
Author: J Stewart Black
Publisher:
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2019-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781680922905

A less-expensive grayscale paperback version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922875. The field of management and organizational behavior exists today in a constant state of evolution and change. Casual readers of publications like the New York Times, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal will learn about the dynamic nature of organizations in today's ever-changing business environment. Organizational Behavior is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on Organizational Behavior. This is a traditional approach to organizational behavior. The table of contents of this book was designed to address two main themes. What are the variables that affect how, when, where, and why managers perform their jobs? What theories and techniques are used by successful managers at a variety of organizational levels to achieve and exceed objectives effectively and efficiently throughout their careers? Management is a broad business discipline, and the Organizational Behavior course covers many areas such as individual and group behavior at work, as well as organizational processes such as communication in the workplace and managing conflict and negotiation. No one individual can be an expert in all areas of management, so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters. Finally, we all made an effort to present a balanced approach to gender and diversity throughout the text in the examples used, the photographs selected, and the use of both male and female in alternating chapters when referring to generic managers or employees.

Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour

Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour
Author: Eugene McKenna
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 987
Release: 2020-05-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317294645

Business Psychology and Organizational Behaviour introduces principles and concepts in psychology and organizational behaviour with emphasis on relevance and applications. Well organised and clearly written, it draws on a sound theoretical and applied base, and utilizes real-life examples, theories, and research findings of relevance to the world of business and work. The new edition of this best-selling textbook has been revised and updated with expanded and new material, including: proactive personality and situational theory in personality; theory of purposeful work behaviour; emotional and social anxiety in communication; decision biases and errors; and right brain activity and creativity, to name a few. There are numerous helpful features such as learning outcomes, chapter summaries, review questions, a glossary, and a comprehensive bibliography. Illustrations of practice and relevant theory and research also take the reader through individual, group, and organizational perspectives. This is an essential textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates studying psychology and organizational behaviour. What is more, it can be profitably used on degree, diploma, professional, and short courses. It's also likely to be of interest to the reflective practitioner in work organizations.

Introduction to Organisational Behaviour

Introduction to Organisational Behaviour
Author: Michael Butler
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2011-01-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1843984113

Ideal for anyone studying an introductory module in organisational behaviour, Introduction to Organisational Behaviour is a rigorous critique of all essential organisational behaviour topics. A comprehensive book with extensive accompanying online resources makes this a must-have package for anyone wanting to understand the theory and practice of organisational behaviour. Practitioner case studies, supporting video interviews where solutions and approaches are discussed, review questions at the end of every chapter make this an essential resource. Covering organisational behaviour in the context of individuals, groups and teams and managing organisations as well as the importance of organisational structures and emerging issues, Introduction to Organisational Behaviour gives understanding and guidance on the full spectrum of organisational behaviour issues. Supported by extensive online resources including video interviews, clips of key skills lecture slides, additional tutorial activities and a test bank of multiple choice questions make this a truly integrated print and electronic learning package.

The Peter Principle

The Peter Principle
Author: Dr. Laurence J. Peter
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0062359495

The classic #1 New York Times bestseller that answers the age-old question Why is incompetence so maddeningly rampant and so vexingly triumphant? The Peter Principle, the eponymous law Dr. Laurence J. Peter coined, explains that everyone in a hierarchy—from the office intern to the CEO, from the low-level civil servant to a nation’s president—will inevitably rise to his or her level of incompetence. Dr. Peter explains why incompetence is at the root of everything we endeavor to do—why schools bestow ignorance, why governments condone anarchy, why courts dispense injustice, why prosperity causes unhappiness, and why utopian plans never generate utopias. With the wit of Mark Twain, the psychological acuity of Sigmund Freud, and the theoretical impact of Isaac Newton, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull’s The Peter Principle brilliantly explains how incompetence and its accompanying symptoms, syndromes, and remedies define the world and the work we do in it.