Organisational Behaviour and Analysis, 4th edition
An Integrated Approach
By Derek Rollinson
July 2008
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications
Financial Times / Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780273711148
759 Pages, Illustrated
$117.50 Paper Original
A comprehensive introduction to Organisational Behaviour, steering a neutral
path through the sociological, psychological and managerial approaches to
the discipline. It balances coverage of the micro- (organisational behaviour)
with the macro- (organisational analysis) level issues, with a cross-cultural
theme running through the book.
It is written for students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes
in business, or business-related disciplines.
Contents
Section 1: Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Study of Organisations
Chapter 2: The Contexts of Contemporary Organisations
Section 2: Individual Characteristics
Chapter 3: Personality, Intelligence and Aptitude
Chapter 4: Perception
Chapter 5: Attitudes and Emotions
Integration 1: Integrating Individual Characteristics
Integrative Case Study No. 1
Section 3: The Intrapersonal Level (Individual Processes)
Chapter 6: Memory and Learning
Chapter 7: Work Motivation and Job Design
Chapter 8: Work Motivation: Process Theories
Chapter 9: Individual Decision Making
Chapter 10: Workplace Stress and Work-life Balance
Integration 2: Integrating Individual Characteristics and Processes
Integrative Case Study No. 2
Section 4: The Interpersonal Level
Chapter 11: Groups, Teams and Teamworking
Chapter 12: Leadership: The Foundations of Leadership Theory
Chapter 13: Leadership: Contingency Theories and Recent Approaches
Chapter 14: Power, Politics and Conflict
Chapter 15: Organisational Communication
Integration 3: Integrating Group Characteristics and Processes
and the Links
between Individuals and Groups
Integrative Case Study No. 3
Section 5: The Organisational Level
Chapter 16: Organisational Goals and Effectiveness
Chapter 17: Organisational Structure
Chapter 18: Organisational Design
Chapter 19: Organisational Control
Chapter 20 Organisational Culture and Climate
Chapter 21: Organisational Change and Development
Integration 4: Integrating Macro Level Characteristics and Macro and Micro
Levels of Organisation
Integrative Case Study No. 4
FeaturesAmong the most valuable features and aids to learning in the book are:
- OB in Actionfeatures provide short illustrations showing the practical application of specific issues in a real-world context
- Case Studies give a bigger picture of key themes in each chapter
- Critical Reflections encourage the application of personal experience and critical thinking to the issues in question
- Key Terms highlighted in the text and defined both at the margin and in a full Glossary.
Derek Rollinson is a former Principal Lecturer at the Huddersfield University Business School.