Organisational Behaviour & Analysis, 3rd Edition
An Integrated Approach

By Derek Rollinson
Financial Times/ Pearson Education Limited
February 2005
ISBN: 0273685783
790 Pages, Illustrated, 7 ½" x 9 ¾"
$99.50 Paper Original

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This book provides a comprehensive and integrative introduction to the subject. It covers both macro and micro aspects of organization and adopts a psychological perspective that emphasizes the understanding of human behavior, rather than its control. Suitable for students taking an introductory course in organizational behavior on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, or as part of a professional qualification, this 3rd edition provides: Case studies and questions to encourage critical reflection, Regular exercises and features to reinforce concepts and support revision, 'OB in Action' illustrations to put theory into recognizable context, A supporting website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/rollinson including self-assessment questions, useful weblinks, and a guide to using cases.

Derek Rollinson is former Principal Lecturer at Huddersfield University Business School, University of Huddersfield, where he taught organizational behavior and employee relations. He is now an independent writer and researcher.

Contents
Section 1: Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Study of Organisations
Chapter 2. Contemporary Organisational Challenges

Section 2: Individual Characteristics
Chapter 3. Personality, Intelligence and Aptitude
Chapter 4. Perception
Chapter 5: Attitudes
Integration 1: Integrating Individual Characteristics

Section 3: The Intrapersonal Level (Individual Process)
Chapter 6. Memory and Learning
Chapter 7. Work Motivation: Basic Concepts and Theories
Chapter 8. Work Motivation: Advanced Concepts and Theories
Chapter 9. Individual Decision Making
Chapter 10. Stress
Integration 2: Integrating Individual Characteristics and Processes

Section 4: The Interpersonal Level
Chapter 11. Groups
Chapter 12. Leadership: Basic Concepts and Theories
Chapter 13. Leadership: Advanced Theories
Chapter 14. Power, Politics and Conflict
Integration 3: Integrating Group Characteristics and Processes and the Links between Individuals and Groups

Section 5: Organisational-Level Characteristics and Processes
Chapter 15. Organisational Goals and Effectiveness
Chapter 16. Organisational Structure: Basic Concepts
Chapter 17. Organisational Design
Chapter 18. Control
Chapter 19. Organisational Cultures and Climates
Chapter 20. Communication
Chapter 21. Organisational Change and Development
Integration 4: Integrating Macro Level Characteristics and Processes
Integration 5: Integrating Macro and Micro Levels of Organisation
Chapter 22. Globalisation and the Organisation Across CulturesCultures

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