Organisational Behaviour

This innovative and accessible textbook offers a lively and comprehensive introduction to organisational behaviour that demonstrates how research into human behaviour can be applied in the workplace. This textbook assumes no prior work experience, instead asking students to draw on everyday occurrences and complete a range of engaging activities to deepen their understanding of key topics such as personality, perception and motivation. With a focus on helping students to develop critical thinking and key skills useful to all future managers and employers, it offers a wealth of real-world examples, coverage of contemporary issues, extensive skills development features and an international approach.



This is an essential textbook for first and second year undergraduate and postgraduate students on Business and Management degrees who are taking introductory modules in organisational behaviour.

List of contents

1: Organisational Behaviour and the Business Environment
Part One: Individual Differences
2: Personality
3: Perception
4: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
5: Motivation and Rewards
Part Two: Managing Behavior at Work
6: Leadership
7: Groups and Teams in the Workplace
8: Management Control, Power and Authority
9: Managing Healthy Workplaces
10: Managing Diversity
Part Three: Organizational Processes
11: Organizational Socialisation
12: Organizational Culture
13: Organisational Change 14: Communication in the Workplace

About the author

Professor Christine Cross is the Dean of The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.Dr. Ronan Carbery is Head of Graduate Studies for the College of Business and Law, and Director of the Executive MBA programme at Cork University Business School, University College Cork in Ireland.

Summary

This lively and comprehensive introduction to organisational behaviour demonstrates how research into human behaviour can be applied in the workplace. It assumes no prior work experience, instead asking students to draw on everyday occurrences and complete a range of engaging activities to deepen their understanding of key topics such as personality, perception and motivation. With a focus on helping students to develop key skills useful to future employers, it offers a wealth of real-world examples, coverage of contemporary issues, and an international approach.
Key features:
- A global approach to OB, with ‘OB in Practice’ case studies and ‘OB in the News ‘ boxes in every chapter providing examples from the UK, Ireland, the USA, Kenya, China, Europe and Asia.
- A strong emphasis on career development, with a skills development section and corresponding ‘Building Your Employability Skills’ feature which helps prepare students for employment.
- Coverage of contemporary topics such diversity, healthy workplaces, the #metoo movement and Covid 19.
- Free access to bloomsbury.pub/organisational-behaviour, featuring interactive simulations, quizzes and bespoke video interviews with a range of business professionals, as well as a testbank, teaching notes and teaching slides for lecturers

New to this edition!
- New chapters on Managing Healthy Workplaces, Managing Diversity, and Organizational Socialisation
- Exciting new interactive simulations, which put students in the shoes of a manager making difficult decisions: https://www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/organisational-behaviour-2/learning-resources_simulations
- New ‘Ethical Behaviour in the Workplace’ feature that invites students to discuss how they would respond to ethical dilemmas.
- New ‘Impact of Technology on Behaviour’ feature which explores topical issues such as AI and computer-mediated communication to uncover how technology is impacting behaviour in the workplace

Foreword

Offers a primarily managerial and psychologically based view of the subject to demonstrate how research into human behaviour can be applied in the workplace. With a focus on helping students to develop key skills useful to future employers, it offers a wealth of real-world examples, coverage of contemporary issues, and an international approach. This book focuses on helping students to develop key skills useful to future employers, offering a wealth of real-world examples, coverage of contemporary issues and an international approach.

Additional text

'This is a brilliant book that looks into the salient issues within organisational behaviour. It is exciting to see how the main issues are unpacked, with room for students to apply their own knowledge. The book also considers contemporary issues and makes outstanding contributions to our understanding of organisational behaviour. I am certain that this book will be an excellent resource for students and lecturers alike.'

Product details

• Authors: Ronan Carbery, Christin Cross, Christine Cross, Cross Christine
• Assisted by: Ronan Carbery (Editor), Christine Cross (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781352012514
• ISBN: 978-1-352-01251-4
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; B, Planning, Organization, Business and Management, Management science