John Bratton

Work and Organizational Behaviour (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Critical and accessible, the new edition of this bestselling textbook offers valuable insight into contemporary management practices and encourages readers to reflect on the realities of the workplace. Work and Organizational Behaviour takes a unique and well-rounded approach, exploring key theories and topics through the lenses of sociology, psychology, ethics and sustainability. Firmly embedded in the latest research and the wider geopolitical environment, this new edition places OB in the context of climate change, the rise of unstable working conditions and the impact of new technologies. A strong suite of pedagogy supports student learning, demonstrating key theories in action and preparing readers for the real world of work. Cases and features illustrate contemporary organizational practices and their impact across the world, in a range of industries.

With streamlined content, an improved structure, and an enhanced focus on leadership, Work and Organizational Behaviour is an essential companion for OB modules at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA levels.

New to this Edition:
- New chapters on 'Work and the gig economy' and 'Human resource management'
- New decision making scenarios helping readers to develop practical leadership skills
- 200+ new references to recent academic literature
- Inclusion of important contemporary topics, including Covid-19 and the gig economy
- Coverage of new technologies, including the impact of AI, robots, remote working and big data
- Increased coverage of corporate social responsibility and ethics
- New end of chapter cases, Reality of Work features and Globalization and Organization Behaviour features

Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/work-and-organizational-behaviour-4e. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 554
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781352010985
• Artikelnr.: 62710371

Autorenporträt

John Bratton grew up in Yorkshire, England, and now divides his time between Calgary, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland. He is Honorary Professor in the Management School at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Hull, England and a PhD in Sociology of Work from the University of Manchester, England. He has more than 30 years' experience of teaching a range of HRM, organisational behaviour and leadership courses, at both undergraduate and graduate levels mainly in the UK and Canada, but also in Finland and Singapore. His research interests traverse the
sociology of work and management. John was the first Director of the Workplace Learning Research
Unit at the University of Calgary, Canada, and has been a member of the editorial board of Leadership,
the Journal of Workplace Learning and the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. In addition
to writing this book, John is author of Japanization at Work: Managerial Studies in the 1990s;
co-author of Workplace Learning: A Critical Introduction (2004); co-author of Organizational Leadership (with Keith Grint and Debra Nelson) (2005); co-author of Capitalism and Classical Social Theory (with David Denham) (2019), now in its third edition, editor of Organizational Leadership (2020) and author of Work and Organizational Behaviour (2021), now in its fourth edition.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing contemporary organizational behaviour 2. Work and the gig
economy 3. Studying work and organizations 4. Class, gender, race and
equality 5. Personality and self-identity 6. Perception and emotions 7.
Motivation 8. Learning 9. Group and team dynamics 10. Communication 11.
Structure 12. Technology 13. Culture 14. Human resource management 15.
Leadership 16. Decision making, ethics and social responsibility 17. Power,
politics and conflict 18. Change.