This enlightening, introductory textbook will help you to understand the complexities of organizational life, by encouraging you to look with a critical eye at modern business practices and to engage with what you see. The fourth edition of Organizational Behaviour and Work takes the reader through from critical perspectives on classic organizational behaviour topics to the core of the critical approaches, including power, resistance, and alternative forms of organization. The book also includes enhanced pedagogy, ensuring that the text is highly accessible, assuming no knowledge on the part of the reader. The range of themes and topics explored provides a rich picture of the realities of organizational life, and of the varied contributions that make up the study of organizational behaviour. This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre that includes: For students: Glossary Web links Critical thinking exercises For lecturers: PowerPoint slides Questions for research and discussion Additional case studies Group exercises
INTRODUCTION ; 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 ; 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? ; THE CORE OF CRITICAL APPROACHES ; 15. Managerial power and control ; 16. Organizational misbehaviour ; 17. Voluntary and alternative organizations ; 18. Health, well-being, emotion, and stress