An accessible, critical introduction to organizational behaviour. This engagingly written textbook introduces students to key topics, ideas, and research in OB. Without assuming prior knowledge of the subject, the student is nevertheless encouraged to critically assess and question the traditional approach to the study of organizational life. INDICE: Introduction; Part 1; Approaching Management Critically; 1: Setting the Scene; 2: The View from Below; 3: The View from Above; 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 & Control; 16: Organizational Misbehaviour; 17: Voluntary and Alternative Organizations; 18: Health, Well-Being, Emotion and Stress
- ISBN: 978-0-19-953488-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 416
- Fecha Publicación: 21/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés