Additionally, McGregors' theories X & Y, have been added as a part of motivation in understanding the worker on behalf of the management. New caselets have been added to give the students a grasp of how theory works in real life (less)

The book begins with an introductory section (Part I) which describes and illustrates the Foundations of Organizational Behaviour. The book next discusses, in Part II, Individual Processes and Behaviour.

It then moves, in Part III, to examine the interactions among individuals in Group Behaviour. Part IV discusses The Organization System and, finally, in Part V the book presents Organizational Dynamics (less)

In this book, Starbuck has brought together his seminal writing to present for the first time a book-length treatment of his considerations on organizations (less)

As in previous editions, this edition is also filled with practical, applied advice. This book includes: Careful blending of theory/research with practice; *Substantial coverage of teams, their organizational context, factors that make them successful, and team building processes that help members work together more effectively; *Emphasis on newer topics like Positive OB, Authenticity, Micromanagement, Framing, Blogs, Organizational silence, Servant leadership, Virtual teams, Appreciative Inquiry, Incivility, Bullying, Employee resilience and so on (less)

Together, these cases provide students with the opportunity to practice and hone analytical skills, decision making skills, application skills, planning skills, and oral communication skills.The casebook is divided into four chapters:- Building Effective Organizations- Leading People- Team Management- Change ManagementCases in Organizational Behavior can be used as a core text in courses that require the structure of a text.

This book of cases can also be used to apply the principles in business and management courses, as well as in psychology courses (less)

This is not hard to believe. One of the major reasons for the existence of office politics is limited resources which have to be shared among more than one contender.

Resources such as capital, labour, equipment, come in short supply which are insufficient to meet everyone's needs (less)

The book provides a framework and develops models for achieving organizational excellence through appropriate management styles, structures, management systems, goals, strategies, and processes. What makes the book unique is that it discusses not one omnibus excellence but six different kinds of excellence identified by the author, and the organizational designs for each developed by him: Competitive excellence Versatile excellence Institutionalized excellence Missionary excellence Rejuvenatory excellence Creative excellence.

Drawing upon research in the West and the Third World, especially India, to develop the above models, the book affirms that organizational excellence is both attainable and vitally necessary for socio-economic development. The book includes a number of illuminating examples of organizational excellence and also presents several stunning cases of management excellence in the Third World.

With its unique coverage and novel approach, this lucidly written book would be invaluable to senior managers, researchers and students of management (less)

Apart from important issues that need emphasis in organizations for better understanding of human behaviour and effective management of human resource management, the book also includes case studies of OB and HRM from the Indian organizations (less)

Four key elements characterize the text: a strong student orientation; contemporary content; a real world, applied approach; and effective pedagogy.Part I Introduction to Organizational Behavior Part II Individual Process in Organizations Part III Interpersonal Processes in Organizations Part IV Organizational Processes and Characteristics (less)

It assumes the leader s role in shaping the organization s identity, the organization s collective learning based on responses to external changes, incidents that occur within the organization,the success or the failure of organizational initiatives etc.This book serves three purposes:first,it provides an introduction to the concept of organizational culture,how it is created,preserved and changed.

In addition, it presents some of the issues involved in preserving the organizational culture.These issues can be in the form of measures such as downsizing, re-engineering, outsourcing, computerization, mergers and acquisitions, etc (less)

Dr Udai Pareek outlines this novel concept of motivation in Making Organizational Roles Effective based on his extensive work in this area spanning over two decades. The book presents fresh insights into role stress, the nature of role conflict and coping strategies.

Specifically designed to explain the dynamics of organizational roles, it contains several instruments, exercises and case studies on various aspects of role effectiveness. It offers special guidelines and specific action-oriented interventions that can be applied immediately in the work environment, thereby providing an in-depth analysis into: Building work commitment by redesigning roles, The nature of role stress and role conflict, Instruments for measuring role stresses, Developing functional coping strategies, Team Building.

This classic work by a leading thinker will be of high reference value to managers, OB and HRD professionals (less)

Topics comprehensively covered include: functions; the social sciences; helping employees balance work and other responsibilities; improving people skills; improving service; motivational concepts; communication; power and politics; conflict and negotiation; culture; and stress management (less)