Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour: Principles and Applications for Improving Workplace Performance

Cover
Contents
About the author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Walkthrough of features
01 Introduction to organizational behaviour
	What is organizational behaviour?
	Distinctive features in organizational behaviour
	Organizational behaviour and individuals
	Organizational behaviour and team-level factors
	Organizational behaviour and organizational-level factors
	Points of discussion
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
02 Individual differences – personality and diversity
	Importance of understanding individual differences
	Individual difference – personality
	Personality at work
	Other types of individual differences
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
03 Work motivation
	Definition of motivation
	Motivation theories: content-, process- and context-based theories
	Motivation application – work reward and recognition
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
04 Managing groups and teams
	Team
	Team development stages
	Team process
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
05 Power, status and organizational politics
	Importance of understanding power, status and organizational politics
	Understanding power
	Understanding status
	Organizational politics
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
06 Leadership styles
	What is leadership?
	Evolution of leadership theory
	Burns’ transformational vs. transactional leadership
	Women in leadership
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
07 Conflict and negotiation
	Types of conflicts
	Resolving conflicts: conflict management styles
	Link between conflict type, conflict management strategies and team performance
	Negotiation
	Gender and negotiation: when is gender a significant factor to consider in negotiation?
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
08 Organizational structure
	Definition of organizational structure
	Designing organizational structures: elements to consider
	Evolution of structure: linking context to progression
	Different forms of structure and company size
	Organizational design
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
09 Organizational culture
	What is organizational culture?
	Cultural types and their managerial implications
	Organizational culture and national culture
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Revisiting session exercises
	Further reading
	References
10 Organizational change
	What is change? Why do we need change?
	Types of organizational change
	Change process
	Communication and organizational change
	Culture and change
	Chapter summary
	Chapter review questions
	Further reading
	References
Appendix
Index