Organisational behaviour / Roger Bennett.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book successfully assimilates the wide variety of topics that make up this area including: the individual and the organisation, the organisation and its management and the design of organisations. It concentrates on principles and methods rather than on particular empirical studies or organisational techniques. New and expanded topics in this new edition include: research methodology, the impact of IT, Flexible structures and workforces. The author provides broad coverage of the subjects making it suitable for a wide variety of course syllabi in the business area.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Part 1 Background to Organisational Behaviour
• 1 Scope and method to Organisational behaviour
• 2 Scientific management and the classical school
• 3 Human relations, systems and contingency approaches
• Part 2 Individuals And The Organisation
• 4 Individual differences
• 5 Psychological and achievement testing
• 6 Learning and the acquisition of skills
• 7 Individual orientation to work
• 8 Motivation, incentives and job design
• 9 Role theory and transactional analysis
• 10 Stress and conflict
• 11 Careers
• Part 3 Organisation and Management
• 12 Groups
• 13 Leadership
• 14 Communication
• 15 Decision making
• 16 The management of organisations
• 17 Change in organisations
• 18 Work study and the behavioural effects of operating systems
• Part 4 The Design Of Organisations
• 19 Nature of organisations
• 20 The design of organisations
• 21 Recent developments in the practice of organisational design
• 22 Appendices: Bibliography
• 23 Examination technique
• 24 Sample examination questions
• Index