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Organizational behaviour and work : a critical introduction / Fiona M. Wilson.

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: xix, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780198777137
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Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: Approaching management critically -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Employees' views of work -- 3. Managerial views of work -- 4. The rationality of management -- 5. Sexuality, sex typing, and gender -- Part 2: Classic organizational behaviour and the critique -- 6. Motivation -- 7. Leadership -- 8. Perception -- 9. Personality -- 10. Organizational learning -- 11. Culture -- 12. Teams and teamworking -- 13. Structure -- 14. All change? -- Part 3: The core of critical approaches -- 15. Managerial power and control -- 16. Organizational misbehaviour -- 17. Voluntary, not-for-profit, and alternative organizations -- 18. Health, well-being, emotion, and stress
Summary: 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.
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Includes glossary and index. Wilson, F. M. (2018). Organizational behaviour and work: A critical introduction (5th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Introduction -- Part 1: Approaching management critically -- 1. Setting the scene -- 2. Employees' views of work -- 3. Managerial views of work -- 4. The rationality of management -- 5. Sexuality, sex typing, and gender -- Part 2: Classic organizational behaviour and the critique -- 6. Motivation -- 7. Leadership -- 8. Perception -- 9. Personality -- 10. Organizational learning -- 11. Culture -- 12. Teams and teamworking -- 13. Structure -- 14. All change? -- Part 3: The core of critical approaches -- 15. Managerial power and control -- 16. Organizational misbehaviour -- 17. Voluntary, not-for-profit, and alternative organizations -- 18. Health, well-being, emotion, and stress

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.

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